Ancasi (possibly from
Quechua for
cobalt salt used for
dyeing)
[Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)] is a mountain in the
Huanzo mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. It is situated in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
,
La Unión Province,
Puyca District
Puyca District is one of eleven Districts of Peru, districts of the province La Unión Province, Peru, La Unión in Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range, Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district ...
. It lies southwest of
Jatun Huaychahui. Chuañuma is east of Ancasi.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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