Pukara (Potosí)
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Pukara | |
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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
- ^ a b 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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ "Porco". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.