Posoco | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 15°18′23″S 72°07′28″W / 15.30639°S 72.12444°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region |
Parent range | Andes, Chila |
Posoco (possibly from Quechua for foam) [2] is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Chachas and Choco. [1]
Posoco is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates at the mountain. It flows to Collpamayo (possibly from Quechua for "salty river") in the southeast. Collpamayo is a tributary of Molloco River which is a right affluent of Colca River. [1]
Posoco | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 15°18′23″S 72°07′28″W / 15.30639°S 72.12444°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Quechua |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region |
Parent range | Andes, Chila |
Posoco (possibly from Quechua for foam) [2] is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Chachas and Choco. [1]
Posoco is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates at the mountain. It flows to Collpamayo (possibly from Quechua for "salty river") in the southeast. Collpamayo is a tributary of Molloco River which is a right affluent of Colca River. [1]