Pukara (Poopó)

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

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,106 m (13,471 ft)[1]
Coordinates 18°18′15″S 66°57′13″W / 18.30417°S 66.95361°W / -18.30417; -66.95361Coordinates: 18°18′15″S 66°57′13″W / 18.30417°S 66.95361°W / -18.30417; -66.95361
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Poopó Province
Parent range Andes

Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a 4,106-metre (13,471 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Poopó Province, Poopó Municipality.[4]

References

  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 Huanuni 6239-III
  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. "Poopó". Retrieved October 15, 2015.
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