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Ancahuachanan

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Ancahuachanan (possibly from Quechua anka black-chested buzzard-eagle or eagle, wacha birth, to give birth -na, n suffixes, "where the eagle is born") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 m (16, 700 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Ocongate District. Ancahuachanan lies northwest of Alcamarinayoc and east of Singrenacocha.

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