Ch'illkayuq

For the district in Peru, see Chilcayoc District.
Ch'illkayuq

The "Valley of the Volcanoes" as seen from above with the volcanoes Ch'illkayuq and Hich'apita (on the right, in the background), Ch'illkayuq Grande (in the center) and Chachas Lake (on the bottom)
Highest point
Elevation 3,347 m (10,981 ft)
Coordinates 15°31′27″S 72°18′46″W / 15.52417°S 72.31278°W / -15.52417; -72.31278Coordinates: 15°31′27″S 72°18′46″W / 15.52417°S 72.31278°W / -15.52417; -72.31278
Geography
Ch'illkayuq

Peru

Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes

Ch'illkayuq (Quechua ch'illka baccharis,[1] -yuq a suffix to indicate possession, "the one that has got baccharis" or "the one with baccharis", hispanicized spelling Chilcayoc) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 3,347 metres (10,981 ft) high.[2] It is situated in the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.[3] Ch'illkayuq lies west of the Chachas Lake and north of the volcano Hich'apita.

South-east of Ch'illkayuq and Hich'apita there is another volcano named Ch'illkayuq Grande which is 3,243 metres (10,640 ft) high.

References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ch'illka - s. Bot. (Bacharis molino. Bacharis polyantha kunth).
  2. ↑ Mariusz Krzak, Ruch turystyczny w rejonie Arequipy i możliwości jego rozwoju w Dolinie Wulkanów (prowincja Castilla) w południowym Peru (Tourist movement in the Arequipa region and the possibilities of its development in the Valley of the Volcanoes (Castilla province) in Southern Peru), GeoTURYSTYKA, 2 (2005) 3-22 (In Polish containing a summary in English on p. 19-22)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)


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