Ticsho | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,860 m (12,660 ft) |
Coordinates | 15°29′05″S 72°22′43″W / 15.48472°S 72.37861°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Ticsho (possibly from Quechua T'iksu, for inclination or motion to one side, obliqueness, slant,[1] Hispanicized spelling Ticsho) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 3,860 metres (12,664 ft) high.[2] It is situated in the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District.[3] Ticsho lies south-west of the volcano Puca Mauras and west of the volcano Yanamauras.