Anqasi (Caylloma)

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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°57′21″S 71°06′36″W / 15.95583°S 71.11000°W / -15.95583; -71.11000Coordinates: 15°57′21″S 71°06′36″W / 15.95583°S 71.11000°W / -15.95583; -71.11000
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes

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]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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