Pukara (Poopó)

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]

This article is about the mountain in the Poopó Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukara (disambiguation).
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
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Poopó Province
Parent rangeAndes

References
  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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. "Poopó". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2015.


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