Pukara | |
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The Ubinas volcano and Pukara southwest of it (lower left) as seen from above (NASA, 2006) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) |
Coordinates | 16°27′34″S 70°58′44″W / 16.45944°S 70.97889°W / -16.45944; -70.97889 |
Geography | |
PukaraPeru | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region |
Parent range | Andes |
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
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region)
- 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)
- 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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