Pukara (Potosí)
This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukara.
| Pukara | |
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  Pukara Location within Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,100 m (13,500 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 19°43′47″S 65°52′53″W / 19.72972°S 65.88139°WCoordinates: 19°43′47″S 65°52′53″W / 19.72972°S 65.88139°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Bolivia, Potosí Department |
| Parent range | Andes |
Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress,[2][3] also spelled Pucara) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,100 m (13,500 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality. It lies east of the village of Challwiri (Challviri).[1][4]
References
- 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Porco 6434-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)
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ "Porco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
Capital: Potosí | ||
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