Jach'a Pukara

For the mountain in the Inquisivi Province,La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Jach'a Pukara (Inquisivi).
Jach'a Pukara

Lake Titicaca as seen from the summit of Janq'u Uma. Jach'a Pukara is visible in the lower center of this image.
Highest point
Elevation 4,300 m (14,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°51′12″S 68°40′54″W / 15.85333°S 68.68167°W / -15.85333; -68.68167Coordinates: 15°51′12″S 68°40′54″W / 15.85333°S 68.68167°W / -15.85333; -68.68167
Geography
Jach'a Pukara

Location in Bolivia

Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent range Andes

Jach'a Pukara (Aymara jach'a big, pukara fortress,[2] "big fortress", hispanicized spelling Jachcha Pucara) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,300 metres (14,108 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Jach'a Pukara lies between Lake Titicaca in the west and the Janq'u Uma-Illampu massif of the Cordillera Real in the east.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Warizata 5846-II
  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. ↑ "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved September 10, 2014.


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