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Pukara (Marquirivi)

Coordinates: 17°57′30″S 68°00′50″W / 17.95833°S 68.01389°W / -17.95833; -68.01389
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Pukara
Pukara is located in Bolivia
Pukara
Pukara
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,019 m (13,186 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°57′30″S 68°00′50″W / 17.95833°S 68.01389°W / -17.95833; -68.01389
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

Pukara (Aymara for fortress,[2] also spelled Pucara) is a 4,019-metre-high (13,186 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, San Pedro de Totora Province, west of the village of Marquirivi.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Huacanapi 5940-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. ^ "Totora". Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.