Pukara (Marquirivi)

Pukara (Aymara for fortress,[2] also spelled Pucara) is a 4,019-metre-high (13,186 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, San Pedro de Totora Province, west of the village of Marquirivi.[1][3]

This article is about the mountain near Marquirivi in the San Pedro de Totora Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pukara.
Pukara
Pukara
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,019 m (13,186 ft) [1]
Coordinates17°57′30″S 68°00′50″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Huacanapi 5940-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. "Totora". Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
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