Hatun Pukara (
Quechua ''hatun'' big, ''
pukara
Pukara (Aymara and Quechuan "fortress", Hispanicized spellings ''pucara, pucará'') is a defensive hilltop site or fortification built by the prehispanic and historic inhabitants of the central Andean area (from Ecuador to central Chile and nor ...
'' fortress,
"big fortress", hispanicized spelling ''Jatun Pucará'') is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
, about high. It is located in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
,
Calca Province Calca may refer to:
*Calca Peninsula, a peninsula in South Australia
* Calca Province, one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region of Peru
* Calca District, one of the eight districts in the Calca Province
* Calca, Peru, capital of the Calca Dist ...
, on the border of the districts of
Coya and
Taray, southwest of Taray. It lies south of the
Willkanuta River.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region
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