Pukarani (Cochabamba)

This article is about the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukarani.
Pukarani
Pukarani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,164 m (13,661 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°03′02″S 66°38′43″W / 17.05056°S 66.64528°W / -17.05056; -66.64528Coordinates: 17°03′02″S 66°38′43″W / 17.05056°S 66.64528°W / -17.05056; -66.64528
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Pukarani (Aymara pukara fortress,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a fortress", also spelled Pucarani) is a 4,164 m (13,661 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Morochata Municipality. It lies northeast of the village of Pukarani (Pucarani).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Independencia 3536, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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. "Morochata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 31, 2016.


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