Cotorca

Cotorca is a hamlet in Huaynacotas District, La Unión Province, Arequipa and has about 3 residents and an elevation of 2,717 metres. Cotorca is situated nearby to the village Yoqueyoque, as well as near the hamlet Umampampa.

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 south of Cotorca.

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 4½ km southwest of Cotorca.

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.

Cotorca

Type: Hamlet with 3 residents
Category: locality
Location: Huaynacotas District, La Unión Province, Arequipa, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-15.18137° or 15° 10′ 53″ south

Longitude

-72.86197° or 72° 51′ 43″ west

Population

Elevation

2,717 metres (8,914 feet)

Open location code

57P9R49Q+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3519313424

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3955836

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