Anqasi

This article is about the mountain in the La Unión Province, Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Anqasi (disambiguation).
Anqasi
Anqasi

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, 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. 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)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.