Jach'a Pukara (Aymara jach'a big, pukara fortress,[2] "big fortress", Hispanicized spelling Jachcha Pucara) is a 3,386-metre-high (11,109 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality. Jach'a Pukara lies at the river Chaka Jawira whose waters flow to the La Paz River in the north.[1][3]
Jach'a Pukara | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,386 m (11,109 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 16°45′53″S 67°22′11″W / 16.76472°S 67.36972°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia, La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province |
Parent range | Andes |
References
edit- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Choquetanga Chico 6143-IV
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Quime". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2014.