Pukara (Pacajes)
This article is about the mountain in the Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukara (disambiguation).
| Pukara | |
|---|---|
 Pukara is visible in the upper right part of this satellite image. Sajama volcano is shown in the lower center. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,266 m (13,996 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 17°47′40″S 68°55′36″W / 17.79444°S 68.92667°WCoordinates: 17°47′40″S 68°55′36″W / 17.79444°S 68.92667°W |
| Geography | |
  Pukara Location within Bolivia | |
| Location |
Bolivia, La Paz Department, Pacajes Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Pukara (Aymara for fortress,[2] hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a 4,266-metre (13,996 ft) high 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
- 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Huancarama 5840-IV
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "Calacoto". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 8, 2014. (unnamed)
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