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Mountain in Peru
Yanamauras
The "Valley of the Volcanoes" as seen from Antaymarka, looking to the northwest: Ticsho (on the left), Yanamauras (on the right) and the village of Andagua (Antawa) in the center
Highest point
Elevation3,761 m (12,339 ft)
Coordinates15°29′02″S 72°21′06″W / 15.48389°S 72.35167°W / -15.48389; -72.35167
Geography
Yanamauras is located in PeruYanamaurasYanamaurasPeru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

Yanamauras (possibly from Quechua Yana Mawras, yana black) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 3,761 metres (12,339 ft) high. It is situated in the "Valley of the Volcanoes" in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District. Yanamauras lies southwest of the Puca Mauras volcano and east of the Ticsho volcano.

References

  1. 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)
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)


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