Arequipa
La Unión Province
Cotahuasi District

Cachana

Cachana is a village in , , and has about 188 residents and an elevation of 2,992 metres. Cachana is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Huiñao.

Peak
Photo: Manouel, Public domain.
is a mountain in the of , about 3,645 metres high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, . What makes the mountain so special among the much higher mountains surrounding it is that it is situated in the and that there are good panoramic views from its top across the Cotahuasi Canyon and the surrounding mountains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cotahuasi and Cotahuasi Canyon.

Town
is a town in Southern , capital of the province La Unión in the region of Arequipa. is situated 2½ km northwest of Cachana.

Photo: Ivan Mlinaric, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, near the city of in , is one of the deepest canyons in the world. With a depth of approximately 3,354 metres, as defined as the difference in elevation at river level and the peak of a mountain alongside the canyon, it is more than twice as deep as the .

Cachana

Latitude
-15.22439° or 15° 13′ 28″ south
Longitude
-72.8695° or 72° 52′ 10″ west
Population
188
Elevation
2,992 metres (9,816 feet)
Open location code
57P9Q4GJ+66
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3519504808
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3946406
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