Pukarani (La Paz)
This article is about the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukarani (disambiguation).
Pukarani | |
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Pukarani Location within Bolivia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,720 m (12,200 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 17°01′48″S 67°31′07″W / 17.03000°S 67.51861°WCoordinates: 17°01′48″S 67°31′07″W / 17.03000°S 67.51861°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Bolivia La Paz Department, Loayza Province |
Parent range | Andes |
Pukarani (Aymara pukara fortress,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a fortress", also spelled Pucarani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,720 m (12,200 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Pukarani lies northwest of Chuqi Tira. The Malla Jawira flows along its south-western slopes.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-I
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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