Pukara (Cochabamba)

Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress,[2][3] also spelled Pucara) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,760 m (12,340 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Esteban Arce Province, Sacabamba Municipality. Pukara lies southwest of Atuq Wachana and northwest of Jatun Urqu, southwest of the village of Yana Rumi.[1][4]

This article is about the mountain in the Sacabamba Municipality, Esteban Arce Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukara.
Pukara
Pukara
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,760 m (12,340 ft) [1]
Coordinates17°44′20″S 65°47′00″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  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. "Sacabamba". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.


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