Airicoto

Airicoto
The Colca River and Airicoto north of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation	5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	15°26′56″S 72°06′11″W
Geography
Airicoto Peru
Location	Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent range	Andes, Chila

Airicoto (possibly from Quechua ayri axe, qutu heap,[2] "axe heap") is a mountain in the Chila mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 m (17,700 ft) high. It is located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Choco District. It lies northeast of Quiscapampa and east of Yuraccacsa.[1]

Airicoto is also the name of the valley west of the mountain. Its waters flow to Colca River in the south.[1]

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.