Arequipa travel guide

Top 9 sights in Arequipa

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   Ampato

   Ampato (possibly from Quechua hamp'atu or from Aymara jamp'atu, both meaning "frog") is a dormant 6,288-metre stratovolcano in the Andes of southern Peru.

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   Chilcayoc

   Chilcayoc (possibly from Quechua ch'illka baccharis, -yuq a suffix to indicate possession, "the one that has got baccharis" or "the one with baccharis") is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 3,347 metres high.

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   Chilcayoc Grande

   Chilcayoc Grande (possibly from Quechua ch'illka baccharis, -yuq a suffix to indicate possession, "the one that has got baccharis" or "the one with baccharis", Spanish grande large) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 3,243 metres high.

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   Jechapita

   Jechapita (possibly from Quechua Hich'apita) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 3,388 metres high. It is situated in the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.

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   Yanawara

   Yanawara (Quechua yana black, wara trousers, "black trousers", Hispanicized spelling Yanahuara) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,267.2 metres high.

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   P'aqu Urqu (Arequipa)

   P'aqu Urqu (Quechua p'aqu blond, fair, a color similar to gold, urqu mountain, "'blond' or slightly golden mountain", Hispanicized spelling Pacoorcco) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres high.

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   Yanqha

   Yanqha (Aymara for bad, Quechua yanqha, yanqa, useless, trivial, unimportant, Hispanicized spelling Yancca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres high.

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   Qullpa (Castilla)

   Qullpa (Aymara and Quechua for saltpeter, Hispanicized spelling Jollpa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,226.4 metres high.

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   Jenchaña

   Jenchaña (possibly from Aymara Qinchaña, for to surround with bushes) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 3,600 m high.

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