| Chilcayoc Grande | |
|---|---|
 The "Valley of the Volcanoes" as seen from above with the volcanoes Chilcayoc and Jechapita (on the right, in the background), Chilcayoc Grande (in the center) and Chachas Lake (on the bottom) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,243 m (10,640 ft) |
| Coordinates | 15°32′10″S 72°17′17″W / 15.53611°S 72.28806°W |
| Geography | |
  Chilcayoc Grande Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Arequipa Region |
| Parent range | Andes |
Chilcayoc Grande (possibly from Quechua ch'illka baccharis,[1] -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 (10,640 ft) high.[2] It is situated in the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.[3] Chilcayoc Grande lies south-west of the Chachas Lake and south-east of the volcanoes Chilcayoc and Jechapita (3,388 m).
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ch'illka - s. Bot. (Bacharis molino. Bacharis polyantha kunth).
- ^ Mariusz Krzak, Ruch turystyczny w rejonie Arequipy i możliwości jego rozwoju w Dolinie Wulkanów (prowincja Castilla) w południowym Peru (Tourist movement in the Arequipa region and the possibilities of its development in the Valley of the Volcanoes (Castilla province) in Southern Peru), GeoTURYSTYKA, 2 (2005) 3-22 (In Polish containing a summary in English on p. 19-22)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)