Puma Ranra (

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''puma''

cougar The cougar (''Puma concolor'') is a large Felidae, cat native to the Americas. Its Species distribution, range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mamm ...

, puma, ''ranra'' stony, stony place) is a mountain in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

, about high. It is situated in the

Arequipa Region Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...

Castilla Province Castilla Province is one of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. It was named after Ramón Castilla. Geography The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Coropuna at above sea le ...

Andagua District Andagua District is one of fourteen districts of the province Castilla in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics" ...

, and in the

Condesuyos Province Condesuyos Province is one of eight Provinces of Peru, provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. Its seat is Chuquibamba. Geography The Andean Volcanic Belt and the Wansu mountain range, Wansu mountain range traverse the province. Some of the hi ...

Salamanca District Salamanca District is one of eight districts of the province Condesuyos in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , oth ...

. Puma Ranra lies southwest of

Usqullu Usqullu (Quechua for Andean mountain cat, hispanicized spelling ''Oscollo'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District Andagua District is one of fourteen district ...

and

Wakapallqa Wakapallqa (Quechua ''waka'' cow (a borrowing from Spanish, ''pallqa, p'allqa'' bifurcation, hispanicized spelling ''Huagapalca'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua Distric ...

and Usqullu Lake, and northeast of the

Coropuna Coropuna is a dormant compound volcano located in the Andes mountains of southeast-central Peru. The upper reaches of Coropuna consist of several perennially snowbound conical summits, lending it the name Nevado Coropuna in Spanish. The compl ...

volcano.

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