P'ukru (Quechua for hole, pit, gap in a surface,[2] also spelled Phujro) or Phujru (Aymara for hole or pit in the earth without water, not very deep)[3] is a 4,768-metre-high (15,643 ft) mountain in the Potosí mountain range in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, in the south of the Potosí Municipality. P'ukru lies southwest of Khunurana and a mountain named Q'umir Qucha.[1][4]
| P'ukru | |
|---|---|
  P'ukru Location in Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,768 m (15,643 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 19°49′38″S 65°41′35″W / 19.82722°S 65.69306°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia, Potosí Department |
| Parent range | Andes, Potosí mountain range |
References
edit- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Puna 6434-I
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2014.