Pukara (Pacajes)

Coordinates: 17°47′40″S 68°55′36″W / 17.79444°S 68.92667°W / -17.79444; -68.92667
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Pukara
Pukara is visible in the upper right part of this satellite image. Sajama volcano is shown in the lower center.
Highest point
Elevation4,266 m (13,996 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°47′40″S 68°55′36″W / 17.79444°S 68.92667°W / -17.79444; -68.92667
Geography
Pukara is located in Bolivia
Pukara
Pukara
Location within Bolivia
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Pacajes Province
Parent rangeAndes

Pukara (Aymara for fortress,[2] Hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a 4,266-metre-high (13,996 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. Pukara lies north of the Anallajsi volcano, north-west of the mountain Pichaqa and south-west of the mountains Urqipi and Churi Willk'i. It is situated at the Jalsuri River, a right affluent of the Achuta River. The village of Pukara (Pucara) lies at its feet, south-east of it.[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Huancarama 5840-IV
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ "Calacoto". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014. (unnamed)