Colca Canyon
The Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru, located about 160 kilometres northwest of Arequipa. With a depth of about 3,270 metres, it is one of the deepest canyons in the world.
- Valley with an elevation of around 3,190 metres (10,480 feet)
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Latitude
-15.5945° or 15° 35′ 40″ south
Longitude
-72.0609° or 72° 3′ 39″ west
Open location code
57P9CW4Q+5J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = valley
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Colca Canyon” goes by many names.
أخدود كولكاArabic
خانق كولكاArabic
وادي كولكاArabic
КолкаBulgarian
Колка (каньон)Bulgarian
Canyó del ColcaCatalan
Canyó del riu ColcaCatalan
Vall del riu ColcaCatalan
Colca CanyonCebuano
科尔卡峡谷Chinese
Colca CanyonDutch
Colca KloofDutch
Cruz del CondorDutch
Colca CanyonFinnish
קניון קולקהHebrew
Cañon de ColcaItalian
Canyon ColcaItalian
Canyon del ColcaItalian
Valle del ColcaItalian
Colcos kanjonasLithuanian
Kolkos kanjonasLithuanian
കോൾക്ക കാന്യൺMalayalam
Colca-dalenNorwegian Nynorsk
Kanion ColcaPolish
Cañon del ColcaQuechua
Qullqa qhichwaQuechua
canionul ColcaRomanian
Каньон КолкаRussian
КолкаRussian
Колка (каньон)Russian
ColcaSwedish
Каньйон КолкаUkrainian
Каньйон КолькаUkrainian
КолкаUkrainian
Колка (долина)Ukrainian
Колька (долина)Ukrainian
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