Puracé

[ poor-uh-sey; Spanish poo-rah-se ]

noun

1. an active volcano in SW Colombia. 15,603 feet (4,756 meters).

Example Sentences

Un hombre indígena sentado cerca de un cóndor andino en el Parque Nacional Natural Puracé en Colombia.

From New York Times

As it turns out, Puracé, like much of Colombia today, is safe to travel and eager for tourists.

From New York Times

Travelers to the southwestern states of Huila and Cauca, I had read, could pass through desert, jungle and alpine conditions within a day, albeit on some rugged roads like through Puracé, which ranges across 320 square miles.

From New York Times

As it happened, our drive into Puracé would take us higher into the Andes until we reached a vast moor carpeted in frailejónes and stretching to the Puracé Volcano which rose to over 15,000 feet and was shrouded in mist.

From New York Times

But we planned to drive via the Parque National Natural Puracé, and the road bisecting this jungle and rain forest landscape is mostly unpaved, so we would be at a crawl much of the day.

From New York Times