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).

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 / 15.45361°S 72.23028°W / -15.45361; -72.23028
Geography
Puca Mauras is located in Peru
Puca Mauras
Puca Mauras
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

References edit

  1. ^ "Cerro Pucamauras". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)