Volcán Putana

Volcán Putana, sometimes referred to as Jorqencal or Machuca, is a stratovolcano located in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes on the border between and and close to the volcanic complex.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 5,890 metres
  • Description: South American volcano
  • Also known as: “Jorgencal”, “Jorqencal”, “Machuca”, “Putana”, “Volcán Jorgencal”, “Volcán Jorjencal”, “Volcan Putana”, and “Vulkan Putana”

Volcán Putana

Latitude
-22.5573° or 22° 33′ 26″ south
Longitude
-67.85309° or 67° 51′ 11″ west
Elevation
5,890 metres (19,324 feet)
Open location code
579JC4VW+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 535314679
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
3874562
Wiki­data ID
Q3411049
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Volcán Putana” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Putana”
  • Chinese: “普塔納火山”
  • Czech: “Putana”
  • Dutch: “Putana Volcano”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پوتانا”
  • French: “Putana”
  • German: “Putana”
  • Greek: “Πουτάνα”
  • Ladin: “Putana”
  • Persian: “آتشفشان پوتانا”
  • Portuguese: “Putana (vulcão)”
  • Portuguese: “Putana”
  • Quechua: “Putana”
  • Russian: “Путана”
  • Slovak: “Putana”
  • Spanish: “Volcán Putana”
  • Swedish: “Putana”
  • Turkish: “Putana Yanardağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Путана”

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