Ancasi (Arequipa)

Ancasi
Ancasi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°52′51″S 72°21′38″W / 14.88083°S 72.36056°W / -14.88083; -72.36056Coordinates: 14°52′51″S 72°21′38″W / 14.88083°S 72.36056°W / -14.88083; -72.36056 
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Huanzo

Ancasi (possibly from Quechua for cobalt salt used for dyeing)[2] 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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 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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