Antikuna | |
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Ridge leading to the top of Antikuna
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,150 m (16,900 ft) |
Coordinates | 11°35′05″S 76°10′50″W / 11.58472°S 76.18056°WCoordinates: 11°35′05″S 76°10′50″W / 11.58472°S 76.18056°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Junín Region, Lima Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Climbing | |
First ascent | West: 1-1956 via S. rocks & ridge. |
Antikuna (Quechua for metals or minerals, the inhabitants of the rainforest or the Andes, also spelled Anticona), also called Ticlio (in hispanicized spelling), is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,150 metres (16,896 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, Chicla District, and in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. Antikuna lies between the Antikuna mountain pass in the southwest and Yanasinqa in the northeast, northwest of a lake named Waqraqucha.