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Arequipa

Jenchaña

Jenchaña is a volcano in the of , about 3,600 m high. It is situated in the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, . Jenchaña lies northwest of .
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 3,600 metres
  • Description: mountain in Peru
  • Also known as: “Volcan Jenchana” and “Volcán Jenchaña”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chilcayoc.

Volcano
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a volcano in the of , about 3,347 metres high. It is situated in the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andagua and Andagua.

Town
Photo: Oswiu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town.

Photo: Oswiu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in southern about 200 km northwest of the city of , between the and Cotahuasi canyons. It is the major centre for visits to the Valle de Los Volcanes As with most Peruvian towns, is centred around a main plaza, in this case filled with bushes clipped into a variety of shapes…

Jenchaña

Latitude
-15.52043° or 15° 31′ 14″ south
Longitude
-72.34604° or 72° 20′ 46″ west
Elevation
3,600 metres (11,811 feet)
Open location code
57P9FMH3+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1728615864
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
3955162
Wiki­data ID
Q25053171
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Satellite Map

Discover Jenchaña from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Aymara to Spanish—“Jenchaña” goes by many names.
  • Aymara: “Qinchaña”
  • Chinese: “亨查尼亞山”
  • Dutch: “Jenchaña”
  • Persian: “جنچانا”
  • Spanish: “Jenchaña”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Soporo and Virgen del Rosario.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Antaymarca and antaymarca lookout.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jenchaña”. Photo: Ivan Mlinaric, CC BY-SA 3.0.