Pichohuanca
Pichohuanca is a hamlet in Lari District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa. Pichohuanca is situated nearby to the hamlet Pichuyhuanta, as well as near Carhuasanta.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nevado Mismi and Ajo Colluna.
Nevado Mismi
Volcano
Photo: Cronenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mismi is a 5,597-metre mountain peak of volcanic origin in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. A glacial stream on the Mismi was identified as the most distant source of the Amazon River in 1996; this finding was confirmed in 2001 and again in 2007. Nevado Mismi is situated 4 km southeast of Pichohuanca.
Ajo Colluna
Peak
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Ajo Colluna is a 5,255-metre-high mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts of Lari and Tuti. It lies northeast of Quehuisha and Mismi. Ajo Colluna is situated 3½ km east of Pichohuanca.
Pichohuanca
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Lari District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-15.49074° or 15° 29′ 27″ southLongitude
-71.7064° or 71° 42′ 23″ westOpen location code
57PCG75V+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 3509501481OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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