Pukarani (Bolivia)
For the mountain and the archaeological site in the Puno Region, Peru, see Pukarani (Peru). For the town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Pucarani.
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  Pukarani Location in Bolivia | |
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| Location | Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 18°08′29″S 68°26′13″W / 18.14139°S 68.43694°WCoordinates: 18°08′29″S 68°26′13″W / 18.14139°S 68.43694°W |
Pukarani (Aymara pukara fortress,[1] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a fortress", hispanicized spelling Pocarani) is mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. Pukarani is situated north-east of the volcanic complex of Asu Asuni and the mountain Milluni and east of the mountain Chunkarani.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-IV
- ↑ "Turco". Retrieved September 13, 2014. (unnamed)
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