Pukara (Loayza)

This article is about the mountain in the Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukara (disambiguation).
Pukara
Highest point
Elevation 3,908 m (12,822 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°57′05″S 67°54′42″W / 16.95139°S 67.91167°W / -16.95139; -67.91167Coordinates: 16°57′05″S 67°54′42″W / 16.95139°S 67.91167°W / -16.95139; -67.91167
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Pukara (Aymara for fortress,[2] hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a 3,908-metre (12,822 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It lies in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Sapahaqui Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 6043-III Sapahaqui
  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. ↑ "Sapahaqui". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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