Puca Mauras (Andagua-Chilcaymarca) Explained

Puca Mauras
Elevation M:4262
Range:Andes, Chila
Location:Peru, Arequipa Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-15.4258°N -72.3386°W

Puca Mauras (possibly from Quechua puka red) is a volcano in the Andes of Peru, about 4262m (13,983feet) high.[1] 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.[2] [3] Puca Mauras lies in the western extensions of the Chila mountain range, northeast of the Ticsho and Yanamauras volcanoes.

Notes and 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. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224300691-sd18-16.jpg lib.utexas.edu
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL Map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)