Chilcayoc Grande | |
Elevation M: | 3243 |
Range: | Andes |
Location: | Peru, Arequipa Region |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 240 |
Coordinates: | -15.5361°N -72.2881°W |
Chilcayoc Grande (possibly from Quechua ch'illka baccharis,[1] -yuq a suffix to indicate possession, "the one that has got baccharis" or "the one with baccharis", Spanish grande large) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 3243m (10,640feet) high.[2] It is situated in the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.[3] Chilcayoc Grande lies south-west of the Chachas Lake and south-east of the volcanoes Chilcayoc and Jechapita (3,388 m).