Coordinates: 17°12′39″S 67°51′23″W / 17.21083°S 67.85639°W / -17.21083; -67.85639

Inka Pukara (La Paz)

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Inka Pukara
Inka Pukara is located in Bolivia
Inka Pukara
Inka Pukara
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°12′39″S 67°51′23″W / 17.21083°S 67.85639°W / -17.21083; -67.85639
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Inka Pukara (Aymara Inka Inca, pukara fortress,[2] "Inka fortress", also spelled Inca Pucara) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Patacamaya Municipality, northeast of Patacamaya.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Patacamaya 6042-III
  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. ^ "Patacamaya". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.