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Pukara (Tarucani)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Tarucani District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukara (disambiguation).
Pukara
The Ubinas volcano and Pukara southwest of it (lower left) as seen from above (NASA, 2006)
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates16°27′34″S 70°58′44″W / 16.45944°S 70.97889°W / -16.45944; -70.97889
Geography
Pukara is located in PeruPukaraPukaraPeru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region
Parent rangeAndes

Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress, Hispanicized spellings Pucara, Pucará) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Pukara lies north of Wilani and northeast of Qillqata.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region)
  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.


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