Ancasi (Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain in the La Unión Province, Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Anqasi (disambiguation).

Ancasi
Ancasi Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates	14°52′51″S 72°21′38″W
Geography
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range	Andes, Huanzo

Ancasi (possibly from Quechua for cobalt salt used for dyeing) is a mountain in the Huanzo 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 Jatun Huaychahui. Chuañuma is east of Ancasi.