Ancasi (Arequipa)

This article is about the mountain in the La Unión Province, Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Anqasi (disambiguation).
Ancasi
Ancasi is located in Peru
Ancasi
Ancasi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°52′51″S 72°21′38″W / 14.88083°S 72.36056°W / -14.88083; -72.36056
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, 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]

  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)