Anqasi

Anqasi
Anqasi

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Range Andes, Wansu
Coordinates 14°52′51″S 72°21′38″W / 14.88083°S 72.36056°WCoordinates: 14°52′51″S 72°21′38″W / 14.88083°S 72.36056°W

Anqasi (Quechua for cobalt salt used for dyeing,[2] hispanicized spelling Ancasi) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. It lies southwest of Hatun Waychawi. Ch'uwañuma is situated east of Anqasi.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)