Posoco

Posoco
Posoco
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°18′23″S 72°07′28″W / 15.30639°S 72.12444°W / -15.30639; -72.12444Coordinates: 15°18′23″S 72°07′28″W / 15.30639°S 72.12444°W / -15.30639; -72.12444 
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Posoco (possibly from Quechua for foam)[2] is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Chachas and Choco.[1]

Posoco is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates at the mountain. It flows to Collpamayo (possibly from Quechua for "salty river") in the southeast. Collpamayo is a tributary of Molloco River which is a right affluent of Colca River.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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