Cerro Teneccacca

Cerro Teneccacca is a peak in Pampamarca District, La Unión, La Unión Province, Arequipa and has an elevation of 3,385 metres. Cerro Teneccacca is situated nearby to the hamlet Hacienda Tejehuasi, as well as near the locality Hacienda Pumacocha.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Huiñao.

Huiñao

Peak

Photo: Manouel, Public domain.

Huiñao is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 3,645 metres high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Cotahuasi District. What makes the mountain so special among the much higher mountains surrounding it is that it is situated in the Cotahuasi Canyon and that there are good panoramic views from its top across the Cotahuasi Canyon and the surrounding mountains. Huiñao is situated 3 km southeast of Cerro Teneccacca.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cotahuasi and Cotahuasi Canyon.

Cotahuasi

Town

Cotahuasi is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province La Unión in the region of Arequipa. Cotahuasi is situated 3½ km south of Cerro Teneccacca.

Cotahuasi Canyon

Photo: Ivan Mlinaric, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cotahuasi Canyon, near the city of Arequipa in Peru, 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 Grand Canyon.

Cerro Teneccacca

Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,385 metres
Category: landform
Location: Pampamarca District, La Unión, La Unión Province, Arequipa, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-15.18333° or 15° 11′ south

Longitude

-72.88417° or 72° 53′ 3″ west

Elevation

3,385 metres (11,106 feet)

Open location code

57P9R488+M8

GeoNames ID

3955580

Wikidata ID

Q31608157

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Cerro Teneccacca” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Cerro Teneccacca”
Spanish: “Cerro Teneccacca”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hacienda Tejehuasi and Hacienda Pumacocha.

Notable Places Nearby

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