Callumayo (possibly from
Quechua ''qallu'' tongue, ''mayu'' river, "tongue river") is a river in the
Andes of
Peru located in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
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Caylloma Province
Caylloma Province is the largest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru.
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Mismi. Other mountains are listed below:
Politic ...
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Lari District.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province (1) (Arequipa Region)] It is a right tributary of the
Colca River.
Callumayo originates in the
Chila mountain range south of the mountain
Quehuisha, between the small lakes Ticllacocha (possibly from Quechua for "two-colored lake") and Jatuncocha (possibly from Quechua for "big lake") near the little village Quihnisha. Its direction is mainly to the south as it flows along the villages Punahue and Yanitani. The confluence with the Colca River is south of the villages
Madrigal and Lari.
References
Rivers of Peru
Rivers of Arequipa Region
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