Puka Mawras

For the volcano on the border of the Andagua District and the Chilcaymarca District, Castilla Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Puka Mawras (Andagua-Chilcaymarca).
Puka Mawras

The Colca River and Puka Mawras northwest of it (at the left rim of this image) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 4,955 m (16,257 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°27′13″S 72°13′49″W / 15.45361°S 72.23028°W / -15.45361; -72.23028Coordinates: 15°27′13″S 72°13′49″W / 15.45361°S 72.23028°W / -15.45361; -72.23028
Geography
Puka Mawras

Peru

Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District
Parent range Andes, Chila

Puka Mawras (Quechua puka red,[2] hispanicized spelling Pucamauras) 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] Puka Mawras lies in the western extensions of the Chila mountain range, west of a lake named Qucha P'unqu (Cochapunco).

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Pucamauras". IGN, Peru. 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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