Jechapita (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''Hich'apita'') is a

volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...

in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

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, about high. It is situated in the " Valley of the Volcanoes" 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 ...

Castilla Province Castilla Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. It was named after Ramón Castilla. Geography The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Coropuna at above sea le ...

Andagua District Andagua District is one of fourteen districts of the province Castilla in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics" ...

.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region) Jechapita lies west of the

Chachas Lake Chachas Lake is a lake in Peru located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District Chachas District is one of fourteen districts of the province Castilla in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Institut ...

and north-west of the volcano Chilcayoc Grande and south of the volcano Chilcayoc.

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