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Pukara (Guaqui)

Coordinates: 16°36′49″S 68°45′24″W / 16.61361°S 68.75667°W / -16.61361; -68.75667
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Pukara
Highest point
Elevation4,119 m (13,514 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°36′49″S 68°45′24″W / 16.61361°S 68.75667°W / -16.61361; -68.75667
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Guaqui Municipality
Parent rangeAndes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Pukara (Aymara for fortress,[2] Hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a 4,119-metre-high (13,514 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Guaqui Municipality. The Chilla River flows along its western slope. It is a tributary of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern branch of Lake Titicaca.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 5844-III Guaqui
  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. ^ "Guaqui". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.