Pukara (
Aymara and
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
for fortress,
Hispanicized spelling ''Pucara'') is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. It is situated in the
Oruro Department
Oruro (; Quechua: ''Uru Uru''; Aymara: ''Ururu'') is a department of Bolivia, with an area of . Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178.
Provinces of Oruro
The depar ...
,
Poopó Province,
Poopó Municipality
Poopó Municipality is the first Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Poopó Province in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Poopó.
Geography
The municipality lies east of the Desaguadero River (Bolivia), Desaguadero R ...
.
References
Mountains of Oruro Department
Four-thousanders of the Andes
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