The Pichu Pichu group is a very eroded volcano with 7 summits,
the highest of which is 5635m. The Summit Ridge with his 7
summits has an unusual zigzag structure, which owes its name
Picchu Picchu to the volcano. the word Picchu comes from
Quechua and means mountain. Easy recognizable is the current
form of a man - within this zigzag according to the legend, a
famous Incas - which itself should have laid down at this point to
sleep.Pichu Pichu is part of Cordillera Volcánica, which also
includes the Chachani group, El Misti and the Ubinas group.
Pichu Pichu is a crescent shaped mountain east of the city of
Arequipa. It is about 12 miles long, running generally north and
south, with a westward tilt on the north end. It is about 4 ½ miles from Laguna Salinas at the closest
point. To the east and slightly north, across Laguna Salinas, is Volcán Ubinas, the most active volcano in
Peru. Archaeological remains were found near the summit.
Pichu Pichu
Summit Elivation: 5635 m
Latitude: 16.4469°S
Longitude: 71.2394°W
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the highest of which is 5635m. The Summit Ridge with his 7
summits has an unusual zigzag structure, which owes its name
Picchu Picchu to the volcano. the word Picchu comes from
Quechua and means mountain. Easy recognizable is the current
form of a man - within this zigzag according to the legend, a
famous Incas - which itself should have laid down at this point to
sleep.Pichu Pichu is part of Cordillera Volcánica, which also
includes the Chachani group, El Misti and the Ubinas group.
Pichu Pichu is a crescent shaped mountain east of the city of
Arequipa. It is about 12 miles long, running generally north and
south, with a westward tilt on the north end. It is about 4 ½ miles from Laguna Salinas at the closest
point. To the east and slightly north, across Laguna Salinas, is Volcán Ubinas, the most active volcano in
Peru. Archaeological remains were found near the summit.
Pichu Pichu
Summit Elivation: 5635 m
Latitude: 16.4469°S
Longitude: 71.2394°W
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Panoramas
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