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Puca Mauras (Andagua-Chilcaymarca)

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(Redirected from Puka Mawras (Andagua-Chilcaymarca)) Mountain in Peru For the volcano in the Chachas District, Castilla Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, see Puca Mauras.
Puca Mauras
Puca Mauras is located in PeruPuca MaurasPuca MaurasPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,262 m (13,983 ft)
Coordinates15°25′33″S 72°20′19″W / 15.42583°S 72.33861°W / -15.42583; -72.33861
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Puca Mauras (possibly from Quechua puka red) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 4,262 metres (13,983 ft) high. 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. Puca Mauras lies in the western extensions of the Chila mountain range, northeast of the Ticsho and Yanamauras volcanoes.

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  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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