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Mountain in Bolivia This article is about the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukara (disambiguation).
Pukara
Pukara is located in BoliviaPukaraPukaraLocation in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,468 m (14,659 ft)
Coordinates18°56′22″S 68°34′20″W / 18.93944°S 68.57222°W / -18.93944; -68.57222
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Mejillones Province
Parent rangeAndes

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

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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. "Carangas". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
Oruro Department
Capital: Oruro
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