151 km / 94 miles north of Arequipa (3 hours by car) The extreme northeastern section of the department of Arequipa is located here. The highest point is the inactive volcano MountAmpato (6288 masl), and the lowest at the confluence of the rivers Colca and Andamayo (970 masl).
The Colca valley is 100 km in length and occupies only part of the Colca river basin, comprising the districts of Callalli and Huambo. |