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Chilcayoc

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Location
  
Peru, Arequipa Region

Elevation
  
3,347 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Chilcayoc

Similar
  
Andagua volcanic field, Valle de los Volcanes, Solimana, Coropuna, Ampato

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

Map of Ch'illkayuq, Peru

South-east of Chilcayoc and Jechapita there is another volcano named Chilcayoc Grande which is 3,243 metres (10,640 ft) high.

References

Chilcayoc Wikipedia