Pukarani (La Paz)

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Pukarani
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Pukarani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,720 m (12,200 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°01′48″S67°31′07″W / 17.03000°S 67.51861°W / -17.03000; -67.51861 Coordinates: 17°01′48″S67°31′07″W / 17.03000°S 67.51861°W / -17.03000; -67.51861  
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Pukarani (Aymara pukara fortress, [2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a fortress", also spelled Pucarani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,720 m (12,200 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Pukarani lies northwest of Chuqi Tira. The Malla Jawira flows along its south-western slopes. [1] [3]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Pukara ruin of fortifications made by the natives of the central Andean cultures

Pukara is a defensive hilltop site or fortification built by the prehispanic and historic inhabitants of the central Andean area. In some cases, these sites acted as temporary fortified refuges during periods of increased conflict, while other sites show evidence for permanent occupation. Emerging as a major site type during the Late Intermediate Period, the pukara form was adopted in some areas by the Inca military in contested borderlands of the Inca Empire. The Spanish also referred to the Mapuche earthen forts built during the Arauco War in the 16th and 17th centuries by this term.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-I
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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