Arequipa travel guide
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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