Pukara | |
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![]() Pukara is visible in the upper right part of this satellite image.
Sajama volcano is shown in the lower center. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,266 m (13,996 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 17°47′40″S 68°55′36″W / 17.79444°S 68.92667°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Bolivia, La Paz Department, Pacajes Province |
Parent range | Andes |
Pukara ( Aymara for fortress, [2] Hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a 4,266-metre-high (13,996 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. Pukara lies north of the Anallajsi volcano, north-west of the mountain Pichaqa and south-west of the mountains Urqipi and Churi Willk'i. It is situated at the Jalsuri River, a right affluent of the Achuta River. The village of Pukara (Pucara) lies at its feet, south-east of it. [1] [3]
Pukara | |
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![]() Pukara is visible in the upper right part of this satellite image.
Sajama volcano is shown in the lower center. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,266 m (13,996 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 17°47′40″S 68°55′36″W / 17.79444°S 68.92667°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Bolivia, La Paz Department, Pacajes Province |
Parent range | Andes |
Pukara ( Aymara for fortress, [2] Hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a 4,266-metre-high (13,996 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. Pukara lies north of the Anallajsi volcano, north-west of the mountain Pichaqa and south-west of the mountains Urqipi and Churi Willk'i. It is situated at the Jalsuri River, a right affluent of the Achuta River. The village of Pukara (Pucara) lies at its feet, south-east of it. [1] [3]