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El Misti

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
El Misti , dormant volcano, c.19,150 ft (5,840 m) high, in the Cordillera Occidental, S Peru, rising over the city of Arequipa. El Misti is flanked by two other volcanos—on the NW by Chachani, 19,960 ft (6,083 m) high, and on the SE by Pichu Pichu, 18,400 ft (5,608 m) high. El Misti, with its perfect snowcapped cone, apparently achieved significance in the Inca religion, and has often figured in Peruvian legends and poetry. Author not available, MISTI, EL. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
El Misti
volcano, Peru: see Misti, El . Read more
Arequipa
...established in 1540 by Francisco Pizarro on the site of an Inca settlement. Located at the foot of the extinct volcano El Misti (5822m/19,100ft), it is known as the ‘White City’ because many of its buildings are made of white volcanic... Read more

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