Pukarani (Cochabamba)
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Pukarani ( Aymara ''
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, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with a fortress", also spelled ''Pucarani'') is a mountain in the
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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 ...
. It is located in the Cochabamba Department,
Ayopaya Province Ayopaya is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Ayopaya (or Independencia). Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivision Ayopaya Province is divided into three municipa ...
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Morochata Municipality Morochata Municipality is the second municipal section of the Ayopaya Province in the Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha' ...
. It lies northeast of the village of Pukarani ''(Pucarani)''.


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Mountains of Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub