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Angascocha (mountain)

Coordinates: 12°38′20″S 75°24′50″W / 12.63889°S 75.41389°W / -12.63889; -75.41389
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Angascocha
Angascocha is located in Peru
Angascocha
Angascocha
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°38′20″S 75°24′50″W / 12.63889°S 75.41389°W / -12.63889; -75.41389
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chonta

Angascocha (possibly from Quechua anqas blue, qucha lake)[2] is a mountain in the northern part of the Chonta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Acobambilla District, near the border with the Junín Region. Angascocha lies north of Huch'uy Anqas and northeast of the lake named Anqasqucha.[1]

References

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