Posoco

Posoco
Posoco Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates	15°18′23″S 72°07′28″W
Naming
Language of name	Quechua
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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla 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.