Hichocollo (possibly from
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
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jichu'' Peruvian feather grass, ''qullu'' mountain,
[ "ichhu mountain") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range 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 ...
of Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
which reaches a height of approximately . It is located 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 ...
, Caylloma Province
Caylloma Province is the largest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Mismi. Other mountains are listed below:
Politic ...
, Tapay District
Tapay District is one of twenty districts of Caylloma Province in Peru.
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Suriwiri. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - ...
. Hichocollo lies east of the Molloco River which is a right affluent of Colca
A qullqa ( "deposit, storehouse"; (spelling variants: ''colca, collca, qolca, qollca'') was a storage building found along roads and near the cities and political centers of the Inca Empire. To a "prodigious xtentunprecedented in the annals of ...
River.[
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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