Pukara (Sandia)

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Pukara
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Pukara
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,200 [1]  m (13,800 ft)
Coordinates 14°23′05″S69°37′33″W / 14.38472°S 69.62583°W / -14.38472; -69.62583 [2]
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes

Pukara (Quechua for fortress, [3] Hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,200-metre (13,800 ft) high, with an archaeological site on top. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Patambuco District, southwest of Patambuco. The pre-Inca funerary site is also known as Trinchera (Spanish for trench). The place was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 296/INC-2003 by the National Institute of Culture. It consists of tombs, walls, houses, squares and tunnels. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region)
  2. "Cerro Pucara". IGM, Peru. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. "Sitio arqueológico de Trinchera". mincetur. Retrieved July 25, 2015.