Antarasu

Antarasu
Antarasu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,180 m (16,990 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°56′14″S 75°07′47″W / 12.93722°S 75.12972°W / -12.93722; -75.12972Coordinates: 12°56′14″S 75°07′47″W / 12.93722°S 75.12972°W / -12.93722; -75.12972 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Huancavelica Region
Parent range Andes, Chunta
Climbing
First ascent 1965 O. Hartmann

Antarasu (Quechua anta copper,[3] Ancash Quechua rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[4] "snow-covered copper mountain", hispanicized spelling Antarazo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,180 metres (16,995 ft) high. It is located in the Huancavelica Region, Castrovirreyna Province, Santa Ana District and in the Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District.[5] Antarasu lies west of the mountain Qarwarasu (Carhuarazo) of the Huancavelica Region and southwest of the mountain Wamanrasu.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evelio Echevarría, A Survey of Andean Ascents, p. 378
  2. ↑ "Nevados". IGN Peru. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ "Traductor de Quechua > Traduzca Rasu para Inglés". babylon.com. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)


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