Ticsho Explained

Ticsho
Elevation M:	3860
Range:	Andes
Location:	Peru, Arequipa Region
Map:	Peru
Map Size:	240
Coordinates:	-15.4847°N -72.3786°W

Ticsho (possibly from Quechua T'iksu, for inclination or motion to one side, obliqueness, slant,^[1] Hispanicized spelling Ticsho) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 3860m (12,660feet) high.^[2] It is situated in the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.^[3] Ticsho lies south-west of the volcano Puca Mauras and west of the volcano Yanamauras.

Notes and References

1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: t'iksu - s. Sesgo, ladeo, inclinación. || adj. Sesgado, ladeado, de medio lado, inclinado.
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)