Pukara (Mejillones)

Mountain in Bolivia

This article is about the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukara (disambiguation).

Pukara

Pukara

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation| 4,468 m (14,659 ft)[1]
Coordinates| 18°56′22″S 68°34′20″W﻿ / ﻿18.93944°S 68.57222°W﻿ / -18.93944; -68.57222
Geography
Location| Bolivia, Oruro Department, Mejillones Province
Parent range| Andes

Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a 4,468-metre-high (14,659 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Mejillones Province, Carangas Municipality, east of Carangas.[4]

## See also

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* P'isaqiri

## References

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1. ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 Carangas 5837-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. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
4. ^ "Carangas". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

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Oruro Department

Capital: Oruro

Provinces|

* Atahuallpa
* Carangas
* Cercado
* Eduardo Avaroa
* Ladislao Cabrera
* Litoral
* Puerto de Mejillones
* Nor Carangas
* Pantaléon Dalence Province
* Poopó
* Sajama
* San Pedro de Totora
* Saucarí
* Sebastián Pagador
* Sud Carangas
* Tomas Barrón

Municipalities (and seats)|

* Andamarca (Andamarca)
* Antequera (Antequera)
* Belén de Andamarca (Belén de Andamarca)
* Caracollo (Caracollo)
* Carangas (Carangas)
* Challapata (Challapata)
* Chipaya (Chipaya)
* Choquecota (Choquecota)
* Coipasa (Coipasa)
* Corque (Corque)
* Cruz de Machacamarca (Machacamarca)
* Curahuara de Carangas (Curahuara de Carangas)
* El Choro (El Choro)
* Escara (Escara)
* Esmeralda (Esmeralda)
* Eucaliptus (Eucaliptus)
* Huachacalla (Huachacalla)
* Huayllamarca (Huayllamarca)
* La Rivera (La Rivera)
* Machacamarca (Machacamarca)
* Oruro (Oruro)
* Pampa Aullagas (Pampa Aullagas)
* Paria (Soracachi)
* Pazña (Pazña)
* Sabaya (Sabaya)
* Salinas de Garci Mendoza (Salinas de Garci Mendoza)
* Santiago de Huari (Santiago de Huari)
* Santuario de Quillacas (Santuario de Quillacas)
* Todos Santos (Todos Santos)
* Toledo (Toledo)
* Totora (Totora)
* Turco (Turco)
* Huanuni (Huanuni)
* Poopó (Poopó)
* Yunguyo del Litoral (Yunguyo)

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