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Collpa Destination Guide

Explore Collpa in Peru

Collpa in the region of Arequipa is a place in Peru - some 438 mi or ( 704 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Collpa

Time in Collpa is now 11:36 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Arica, La Paz, Tojroyoc, Taya, and Puno. Since you are here already, consider visiting Arica . Where to go and what to see in Collpa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Sabancaya

Sabancaya is an active 5,976-metre stratovolcano in the Andes of southern Peru, about 100 kilometres northwest of Arequipa. It is the most active volcano in Peru and is part of a 20-kilometre north-south chain of three major stratovolcanoes, including the extinct and eroded 6,025 metres Nevado Hualca Hualca at the northern end, the dormant 6,288 metres Nevado Ampato to the south, and Sabancaya in the middle.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -15.78 -71.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Arequipa Region, Stratovolcanoes, Subduction volcanoes, Volcanoes of Peru

Muyurqa Lake

Muyurqa (Quechua muyuy to turn, to move circularly / to turn a body around its axis, -rqa verbal suffix, "twisted", hispanicized spelling Mueurca, erroneously also Mucurca, Mururca), complete Quechua name probably Muyurqa Qucha ("twisted lake"), is a lake in Peru located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Cabanaconde District. It lies west of the Sabancaya volcanic complex. The lake is about 5.8 km long and 1.57 km at its widest point.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -15.76 -72.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Arequipa Region, Lakes of Peru