Coordinates: 15°27′13″S 72°13′49″W / 15.45361°S 72.23028°W / -15.45361; -72.23028

Puca Mauras

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Puca Mauras
File:ISS-23 Colca Valley and the Sabancaya Volcano, Peru.jpg
The Colca River and Puca Mauras northwest of it (at the left rim of this image) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation4,955 m (16,257 ft)[1]
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Geography
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LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District
Parent rangeAndes, Chila

Puca Mauras (possibly from Quechua puka red)[2] 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] Puca Mauras lies in the western extensions of the Chila mountain range, west of a lake named Cochapunco (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Qucha P'unqu).

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