Anqasi (Caylloma)

This article is about the mountain in the Caylloma Province, Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Anqasi (disambiguation).
Anqasi
Anqasi is located in Peru
Anqasi
Anqasi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°57′21″S 71°06′36″W / 15.95583°S 71.11000°W / -15.95583; -71.11000
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

Anqasi (Quechua for cobalt salt used for dyeing,[2] hispanicized spelling Anccase) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Chuca District. It lies northwest of Sullk'a Chuqa at a little lake named Anqasiqucha ("cobalt salt lake", hispanicized Ancasecocha).[1]

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