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Anqasi (Caylloma)

Coordinates: 15°57′21″S 71°06′36″W / 15.95583°S 71.11000°W / -15.95583; -71.11000
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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa 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.