Pukara (Tarucani)
Pukara | |
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![]() The Ubinas volcano and Pukara southwest of it (lower left) as seen from above (NASA, 2006) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 16°27′34″S 70°58′44″W / 16.45944°S 70.97889°WCoordinates: 16°27′34″S 70°58′44″W / 16.45944°S 70.97889°W |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Pukara Peru | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region |
Parent range | Andes |
Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress,[2][3] Hispanicized spellings Pucara, Pucará) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high . It is located in the Arequipa Region, Arequipa Province, Tarucani District. Pukara lies north of Wilani and northeast of Qillqata.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
Categories:
- Mountains of Arequipa Region
- Mountains of Peru
- Arequipa Region geography stubs