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Anta Mantay

Coordinates: 11°26′51″S 76°27′39″W / 11.44750°S 76.46083°W / -11.44750; -76.46083
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Anta Mantay
Anta Mantay is located in Peru
Anta Mantay
Anta Mantay
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°26′51″S 76°27′39″W / 11.44750°S 76.46083°W / -11.44750; -76.46083
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

Anta Mantay (Quechua anta copper, mantay to spread out,[2] also spelled Antamantay) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 4,800 metres (15,748 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Canta Province, Huaros District. Anta Machay lies northwest and west of a lake named Tuqtuqucha ("broody hen's lake", also named Mellizas de Tactococha or Mellizas de Tuctococha).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Canta Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.