Ichocollo (Bolivia-Peru) Explained

Ichocollo
Map:Bolivia
Location:BoliviaPeru border
Label Position:right
Elevation M:5423[1]
Range:Andes, Apolobamba
Coordinates:-14.6836°N -69.2589°W
Map Size:200

Ichocollo or Ichucollo (possibly from Aymara jichu ichhu (Peruvian feather grass), qullu mountain) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range at the border of Bolivia and Peru, about 5423m (17,792feet) high. According to the Bolivian IGM (Instituto Geográfico Militar) map and a map edited by the Peruvian Ministry of Education it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, near .[2] [3] [4] According to reports of mountaineers, however, its position is more to the west on the Peruvian border[5] of the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, near . This information is based on a DAV (Deutscher Alpenverein) map of 1957.

Statements about the height of Ichocollo also vary considerably.

Notes and References

  1. Ade Miller, Southampton University Mountaineering Club, Bolivian Expedition
  2. BIGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  4. Web site: Pelechuco . ine.gob.bo . December 12, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141207134348/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020702&tipo=1 . December 7, 2014 .
  5. Web site: Bolivian Mountain Guide. Eduardo Mamani Quispe. December 16, 2014. Sketch map of the northern Apolobamba range