Ancaracra or Anka Raqra (Quechua anka black-chested buzzard-eagle or eagle, raqra fissure, crack, crevice,[2][3] "eagle crack (or crevice)", also spelled Ancaracra) is a mountain in the northern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,436 ft). It is located in the Ancash Region, Corongo Province, Cusca District. Ancaracra lies southwest of Gaico and southeast of Pacra.[1]

Ancaracra
Ancaracra is located in Peru
Ancaracra
Ancaracra
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates8°28′51″S 77°49′52″W / 8.48083°S 77.83111°W / -8.48083; -77.83111
Geography
LocationPeru, Ancash Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca

Sources edit

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Corongo Province (Ancash Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.