Chilcayoc Explained

Chilcayoc
Elevation M:	3347
Range:	Andes
Location:	Peru, Arequipa Region
Map:	Peru
Map Size:	240
Coordinates:	-15.5242°N -72.3128°W

Chilcayoc (possibly from Quechua ch'illka baccharis,^[1] -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 3347m (10,981feet) high.^[2] It is situated in the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.^[3] Chilcayoc lies west of the Chachas Lake and north of the volcano Jechapita.

South-east of Chilcayoc and Jechapita there is another volcano named Chilcayoc Grande which is 3243m (10,640feet) high.

Notes and References

1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ch'illka - s. Bot. (Bacharis molino. Bacharis polyantha kunth).
2. Mariusz Krzak, Ruch turystyczny w rejonie Arequipy i możliwości jego rozwoju w Dolinie Wulkanów (prowincja Castilla) w południowym Peru (Tourist movement in the Arequipa region and the possibilities of its development in the Valley of the Volcanoes (Castilla province) in Southern Peru), GeoTURYSTYKA, 2 (2005) 3-22 (In Polish containing a summary in English on p. 19-22)
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)