2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/136811Exact bounds for the positions of the branch points for cyclic coverings of the $p$-adic projective line by Mumford curves are calculated in two ways. Firstly, by using Fumiharu Kato's *-trees, and secondly by giving explicit matrix representations of the Schottky groups corresponding to the Mumford curves above the projective line through combinatorial group theory.17 pages, 3 eps-figures. To appear in manuscripta mathematicaAlgebraic Geometry14H30Cyclic coverings of the $p$-adic projective line by Mumford curvestext