Wila Pukara (Aroma)

Wila Pukara (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, pukara fortress,[2][3] "red fortress", also spelled Wila Pucara) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,300 m (14,100 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Sica Sica Municipality.[1][4]

For the mountain in the Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Wila Pukara.
Wila Pukara
Wila Pukara
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,300 m (14,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates17°17′19″S 67°41′30″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sicasica 6042-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. "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. "Sica Sica". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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