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Antapite

Coordinates: 13°31′05″S 74°32′57″W / 13.51806°S 74.54917°W / -13.51806; -74.54917
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Antapite
Antapite is located in Peru
Antapite
Antapite
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,410 m (14,470 ft)
Coordinates13°31′05″S 74°32′57″W / 13.51806°S 74.54917°W / -13.51806; -74.54917
Geography
LocationAyacucho, Peru
Parent rangeAndes

Antapite[1][2] (possibly from Quechua anta copper, p'iti dividing by pulling powerfully to the extremes; gap, interruption[3]) is a 4,410-metre-high (14,469 ft)[1] mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, on the border of the districts of Paras and Totos. Antapite lies north of mount Ccerone.[1] Mines in the Antapite region carry precious and base metals which contribute to the local and global economy.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Paras (28-n). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ "UGEL Cangallo" (PDF). ESCALE - Mapas DRE y UGEL. Unidad de Estadística Educativa - Ministerio de Educación (Perú). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ Lechuga, José Cabello (January 2000). "Thirty years of Base and Precious Metals Exploration in the Central Andes". SGA News (8).