Jechapita Explained

Jechapita
Elevation M:	3388
Range:	Andes
Location:	Peru, Arequipa Region
Map:	Peru
Map Size:	240
Coordinates:	-15.5347°N -72.3108°W

Jechapita (possibly from Quechua Hich'apita^[1]) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 3388m (11,115feet) high.^[2] It is situated in the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.^[3] Jechapita lies west of the Chachas Lake and north-west of the volcano Chilcayoc Grande and south of the volcano Chilcayoc.

Notes and References

1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: hich'a - s. Derramamiento de algún líquido, harina, granos, etc. pitay - v. Fumar. Pe.Aya: pitay, mukay: Pe.Jun: mukai. Ec: sukuma.
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)