Pukarani (La Paz)

This article is about the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukarani (disambiguation).
Pukarani
Pukarani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,720 m (12,200 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°01′48″S 67°31′07″W / 17.03000°S 67.51861°W / -17.03000; -67.51861Coordinates: 17°01′48″S 67°31′07″W / 17.03000°S 67.51861°W / -17.03000; -67.51861
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Pukarani (Aymara pukara fortress,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a fortress", also spelled Pucarani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,720 m (12,200 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Pukarani lies northwest of Chuqi Tira. The Malla Jawira flows along its south-western slopes.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-I
  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. ↑ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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