Antapite

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]

For the mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Andavite.
Antapite
Antapite
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,410 m (14,470 ft)
Coordinates13°31′05″S 74°32′57″W
Geography
LocationAyacucho, Peru
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. 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-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  4. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose_Cabello_Lechuga/publication/303811447_Thirty_years_of_Base_and_Precious_Metals_Exploration_in_the_Central_Andes/links/5754b22f08ae10d9337a4061/Thirty-years-of-Base-and-Precious-Metals-Exploration-in-the-Central-Andes.pdf


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