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Ancasi (Arequipa)

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This article is about the mountain in the La Unión Province, Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Anqasi (disambiguation).
Anqasi
Anqasi is located in Peru
Anqasi
Anqasi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

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 east of Anqasi.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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)
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