Pukara (Mejillones)

This article is about the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukara (disambiguation).
Pukara
Pukara

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,468 m (14,659 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°56′22″S 68°34′20″W / 18.93944°S 68.57222°W / -18.93944; -68.57222Coordinates: 18°56′22″S 68°34′20″W / 18.93944°S 68.57222°W / -18.93944; -68.57222
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Mejillones Province
Parent range Andes

Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a 4,468-metre (14,659 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Mejillones Province, Carangas Municipality, east of Carangas.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ BIGM map 1:50,000 Carangas 5837-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. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ "Carangas". Retrieved September 21, 2014.
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