Pukara (Marquirivi)

This article is about the mountain near Marquirivi in the San Pedro de Totora Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukara.
Pukara
Pukara

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,019 m (13,186 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°57′30″S 68°00′50″W / 17.95833°S 68.01389°W / -17.95833; -68.01389Coordinates: 17°57′30″S 68°00′50″W / 17.95833°S 68.01389°W / -17.95833; -68.01389
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department
Parent range Andes

Pukara (Aymara for fortress,[2] also spelled Pucara) is a 4,019 m (13,186 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, San Pedro de Totora Province, west of the village of Marquirivi.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Huacanapi 5940-II
  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. "Totora". Retrieved April 11, 2016.
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