Chiqllarasu

Chiqllarasu (Quechua, chiqlla green, Ancash Quechua rasu snow, ice, mountain with snow, Hispanicized spelling Chicllarazo) Portugueza or Portuguesa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Cangallo Province, Paras District. Chiqllarasu lies north-east of the mountain Saywa Q'asa, between the villages Patawasi (Patahuasi) in the northwest and Kichkawasi (Quichcahuasi) in the southeast.

Chiqllarasu lies on the top of the crest of the Western Cordillera. It features a wide caldera, known as the Cerro Sagollan caldera. Within the thick deposits gold and silver have been found. These are epithermal deposits with low sulfide content. The caldera was formed on a central volcano which erupted andesite and dacite. This edifice originally reached a diameter of or more, and contained lava domes and short lava flows, which are most recognizable on the eastern side of the volcano . The Rio Apacheta and the Rio Quichcahuasi drain the edifice .