Jach'a Pukara (Inquisivi)

For the mountain in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Jach'a Pukara.
Jach'a Pukara
Jach'a Pukara

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,386 m (11,109 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°45′53″S 67°22′11″W / 16.76472°S 67.36972°W / -16.76472; -67.36972Coordinates: 16°45′53″S 67°22′11″W / 16.76472°S 67.36972°W / -16.76472; -67.36972
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province
Parent range Andes

Jach'a Pukara (Aymara jach'a big, pukara fortress,[2] "big fortress", Hispanicized spelling Jachcha Pucara) is a 3,386-metre-high (11,109 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality. Jach'a Pukara lies at the river Chaka Jawira whose waters flow to the La Paz River in the north.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Choquetanga Chico 6143-IV
  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. ↑ "Quime". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 29, 2014.


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