Pucara (Lari)

Pucara
Pucara
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°24′56″S 71°39′7″W / 15.41556°S 71.65194°W / -15.41556; -71.65194Coordinates: 15°24′56″S 71°39′7″W / 15.41556°S 71.65194°W / -15.41556; -71.65194 
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province
Parent range Andes, Chila

Pucara (possibly from Aymara and Quechua for fortress)[2][3] is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts Caylloma, Lari and Tuti. Pucara lies north-east of the mountain Mismi and east of the mountain Chuaña.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa (Aymara-Spanish Dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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