Pukara (Antiti)

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Elevation4,040 m (13,250 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°52′27″S 68°12′39″W / 17.87417°S 68.21083°W / -17.87417; -68.21083
Pukara
Pukara is located in Bolivia
Pukara
Pukara
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,040 m (13,250 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°52′27″S 68°12′39″W / 17.87417°S 68.21083°W / -17.87417; -68.21083
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

Pukara (Aymara for fortress,[2] also spelled Pucara) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,040 m (13,250 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, San Pedro de Totora Province. Pukara lies west of T'iwu (Tibo), southwest of the village and the mountain named Antiti at a lake named Ch'uxña Quta ("green lake", also spelled Chojña Kkota).[1][3][2]

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