Anqasi (Caylloma)
This article is about the mountain in the Caylloma Province, Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Anqasi (disambiguation).
Anqasi | |
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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°WCoordinates: 15°57′21″S 71°06′36″W / 15.95583°S 71.11000°W |
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]
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