Pukara (Guaqui)

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Elevation4,119 m (13,514 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°36′49″S 68°45′24″W / 16.61361°S 68.75667°W / -16.61361; -68.75667
Pukara
Highest point
Elevation4,119 m (13,514 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°36′49″S 68°45′24″W / 16.61361°S 68.75667°W / -16.61361; -68.75667
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Guaqui Municipality
Parent rangeAndes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Pukara (Aymara for fortress,[2] Hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a 4,119-metre-high (13,514 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Guaqui Municipality. The Chilla River flows along its western slope. It is a tributary of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern branch of Lake Titicaca.[1][3]

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