Puracé, Cauca

Puracé, Cauca
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Puracé in the Cauca Department of Colombia.
Country Colombia
DepartmentCauca Department
Area
  Total
783 km2 (302 sq mi)
Population
 (Census 2018)
  Total
14,952
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateCfb
Websitehttp://www.purace-cauca.gov.co/

Puracé (Spanish pronunciation: [puɾaˈse]) is a town and municipality in the Cauca Department, Colombia.

An 1853 watercolor by Manuel María Paz is an early depiction of four indigenous people in Puracé wearing straw hats and ruanas.