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Pukara (Poopó)

Coordinates: 18°18′15″S 66°57′13″W / 18.30417°S 66.95361°W / -18.30417; -66.95361
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Pukara
Pukara is located in Bolivia
Pukara
Pukara
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,106 m (13,471 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°18′15″S 66°57′13″W / 18.30417°S 66.95361°W / -18.30417; -66.95361
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Poopó Province
Parent rangeAndes

Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a 4,106-metre-high (13,471 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Poopó Province, Poopó Municipality.[4]

References

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  1. ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 Huanuni 6239-III
  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. ^ "Poopó". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2015.