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Laram Pukara

Coordinates: 18°53′59″S 68°49′10″W / 18.89972°S 68.81944°W / -18.89972; -68.81944
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Laram Pukara
Laram Pukara is located in Bolivia
Laram Pukara
Laram Pukara
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,292 m (17,362 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°53′59″S 68°49′10″W / 18.89972°S 68.81944°W / -18.89972; -68.81944
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Mejillones Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Occidental

Laram Pukara (Aymara larama blue, pukara fortress / mountain of protection,[2][3] "blue fortress" or "blue mountain of protection", Hispanicized spelling Laram Pucara,[4] labeled Larani Pacara[1] in the BIGM map) is a 5,292-metre-high (17,362 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Mejillones Province, La Rivera Municipality. Laram Pukara lies south-east of the mountain Kimsa Chata and north-east of the mountain Taypi Qullu.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b BIGM map 1:50,000 Cerro Capitan Hoja 5837-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. ^ portal.perueduca.edu.pe Archived 2013-07-28 at the Wayback Machine Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa (Aymara-Spanish Dictionary)
  4. ^ a b "La Rivera". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.