Puca Mauras
Puca Mauras | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,955 m (16,257 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 15°27′13″S 72°13′49″W / 15.45361°S 72.23028°WCoordinates: 15°27′13″S 72°13′49″W / 15.45361°S 72.23028°W |
Geography | |
Puca Mauras Peru | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District |
Parent range | Andes, Chila |
Puca Mauras (possibly from Quechua puka red)[2] is a 4,955-metre-high (16,257 ft) volcano in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District.[3] Puca Mauras lies in the western extensions of the Chila mountain range, west of a lake named Cochapunco (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Qucha P'unqu).
References[]
- ^ "Cerro Pucamauras". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)
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- Mountains of Arequipa Region
- Mountains of Peru
- Arequipa Region geography stubs