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 5000 meters high.