Puka Mawras (Andagua-Chilcaymarca)

For the volcano in the Chachas District, Castilla Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Puka Mawras.
Puka Mawras
Puka Mawras

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,262 m (13,983 ft)
Coordinates 15°25′33″S 72°20′19″W / 15.42583°S 72.33861°W / -15.42583; -72.33861Coordinates: 15°25′33″S 72°20′19″W / 15.42583°S 72.33861°W / -15.42583; -72.33861
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

Puka Mawras (Quechua puka red,[1] hispanicized spelling Puca Mauras) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 4,262 metres (13,983 ft) high.[2] It is situated at the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Andagua and Chilcaymarca.[3][4] Puka Mawras lies in the western extensions of the Chila mountain range, northeast of the T'iksu and Yana Mawras volcanoes.

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Mariusz Krzak, Ruch turystyczny w rejonie Arequipy i możliwości jego rozwoju w Dolinie Wulkanów (prowincja Castilla) w południowym Peru (Tourist movement in the Arequipa region and the possibilities of its development in the Valley of the Volcanoes (Castilla province) in Southern Peru), GeoTURYSTYKA, 2 (2005) 3-22 (In Polish containing a summary in English on p. 19-22)
  3. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)


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