Puenquelán

Puenquelán is a locality in Cumbal Volcano, Nariño and has an elevation of 3,239 metres. Puenquelán is situated nearby to the locality Guan, as well as near Ciprés.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cumbal and Guachucal.

Cumbal

Town

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Cumbal is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. Historically it is said that in 1529 the chief Cumbe founded a town with the name "Pavas" located at the foot of the Cumbal volcano, between the Blanco river and the Riochiquito gorge. Cumbal is situated 3 km southeast of Puenquelán.

Guachucal

Town

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Guachucal is a town and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia. Guachucal is situated 8 km east of Puenquelán.

Puenquelán

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Puenquelan”
Location: Cumbal Volcano, Nariño, Pacifica, Colombia, South America
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Latitude

0.93164° or 0° 55′ 54″ north

Longitude

-77.80099° or 77° 48′ 4″ west

Elevation

3,239 metres (10,627 feet)

Open location code

67G4W5JX+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

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Localities in the Area

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