Puca Mauras

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).

For the volcano on the border of the Andagua District and the Chilcaymarca District, Castilla Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Puca Mauras (Andagua-Chilcaymarca).
Puca Mauras
The Colca River and Puca Mauras northwest of it (at the left rim of this image) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation4,955 m (16,257 ft) [1]
Coordinates15°27′13″S 72°13′49″W 
Geography
Puca Mauras
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

References
  1. "Cerro Pucamauras". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)


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