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Pukara (Condesuyos)

Coordinates: 14°57′30″S 72°18′14″W / 14.95833°S 72.30389°W / -14.95833; -72.30389
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Pukara
Pukara is located in Peru
Pukara
Pukara
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°57′30″S 72°18′14″W / 14.95833°S 72.30389°W / -14.95833; -72.30389
Geography
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province
Parent rangeAndes, Wansu

Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Condesuyos Province, Cayarani District. Pukara lies southeast of Yana Yana.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  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.