Hichocollo (mountain)

Hichocollo
Hichocollo
	Hichocollo Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	15°20′49″S 71°58′00″W
Naming
Language of name	Aymara
Geography
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tapay District
Parent range	Andes, Chila

Hichocollo (possibly from Aymara jichu Peruvian feather grass, qullu mountain,[2] "ichhu mountain") is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Tapay District. Hichocollo lies east of the Molloco River which is a right affluent of Colca River.[1]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)

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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)

[bertonio-2] Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)