Jichu Qullu | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 15°45′38″S71°08′59″W / 15.76056°S 71.14972°W Coordinates: 15°45′38″S71°08′59″W / 15.76056°S 71.14972°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, San Antonio de Chuca District |
Parent range | Andes |
Jichu Qullu (Aymara jichu ichu, Peruvian feather grass, qullu mountain, [2] "ichu mountain", also spelled Ichocollo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Chuca District. [1]
Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.
Jarava ichu, commonly known as Peruvian feathergrass, ichhu, paja brava, and paja ichu, is a grass endemic to Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina, growing extensively in the Andean altiplano. It is used as fodder for livestock, principally South American camelids like the llama.
The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Arequipa is a province in the Arequipa Region, Peru. Its capital, Arequipa, is Peru's third most populous province of Peru. It borders the provinces of Islay, Camaná, Caylloma, and the Cusco and Puno regions. According to INEI in the year 2014 it has a population of 958.351 people.
San Juan de Tarucani District is one of 29 districts of the province Arequipa in Peru.
Madrigal District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.
Tapay District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.
Huallatane is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tapay District. Huallatane lies north of the Colca Canyon, north-west of the mountain Surihuiri.
Paraccra is an archaeological site in the Andes of Peru on a mountain of the same name. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Sibayo District, near the Colca River. The site contains towers, round houses and black walls.
Lake Samaccota is a lake in Peru located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tisco District, northeast of the mountain named Palca.
Jichu Qullu is a 5,025-metre-high (16,486 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, General Sanchez Cerro Province, in the districts Ichuña and Yunga. Jichu Qullu lies southwest of Wankarani and northwest of Machuyuq (Machuyoc) and Pachakutiq.
Yurac Apacheta is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Yura District, and in the Caylloma Province, Huanca District.
Chuaña is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,108.1 metres (16,759 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Lari District. Chuaña lies north of Quehuisha and Mismi and west of Pucara. The lake Carhuacocha lies at its feet.
Jichu Qullu may refer to:
Huanca is a 5,200-metre-high (17,060 ft) mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Huanca lies southwest of Huayllatarpuna and Condorcacha and northeast of Chinchón and Aceruta.
Jayu Laqhi is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Chuca District, and in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Santa Lucía District.
Wichhu Qullu (Aymara jichu, wichhustipa ichu, qullu mountain, "ichu mountain", also named Wichukkollu Loma is a mountain in a volcanic field in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia northeast of the summit of the Chullkani volcano. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality, between Jach'a K'uchu in the northeast and Liyun Ikiña in the southwest. The peak of Wichhu Qullu reaches a height of approximately 4,040 m.
Hichocollo is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tapay District. Hichocollo lies east of the Molloco River which is a right affluent of Colca River.
Jichu Qullu is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District.
Sillane is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts of Madrigal and Tapay. Sillane lies north of the Colca River, northeast of the village of Tapay.
Ichocollo is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District, and in the Tarata Province, Susapaya District. Ichocollo lies southwest of Chillihua.
Wichhu Qullu is a 4,430-metre-high (14,530 ft) mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Cercado Province, Paria Municipality. Wichhu Qullu lies southwest of Wayllani and southeast of Kuntur Ikiña.
Wichhu Qullu is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,840 m (12,600 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province. Wichhu Qullu lies west of the Ch'iyar Jaqhi River and north of the village of Ch'iyar Jaqhi.
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