Pukara (Lari)

This article is about the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pukara (disambiguation).
Pukara
Pukara

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°24′56″S 71°39′7″W / 15.41556°S 71.65194°W / -15.41556; -71.65194Coordinates: 15°24′56″S 71°39′7″W / 15.41556°S 71.65194°W / -15.41556; -71.65194
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province
Parent range Andes, Ch'ila

Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a mountain in the Ch'ila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts Caylloma, Lari and Tuti. Pukara lies north-east of the mountain Mismi and east of the mountain Ch'uwaña.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa (Aymara-Spanish Dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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