Anqasi (Ayacucho)

This article is about the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Anqasi (disambiguation).
Anqasi
Anqasi is located in Peru
Anqasi
Anqasi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°26′21″S 74°09′09″W / 14.43917°S 74.15250°W / -14.43917; -74.15250
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province
Parent rangeAndes

Anqasi (Quechua for cobalt salt used for dyeing,[2] hispanicized spelling Angasi) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 metres (14,436 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Cabana District. It lies north of a mountain named Inka Wasi.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.