Wila Pukara

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Wila Pukara
Highest point
Elevation 4,290 m (14,070 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°08′06″S67°26′50″W / 17.13500°S 67.44722°W / -17.13500; -67.44722 Coordinates: 17°08′06″S67°26′50″W / 17.13500°S 67.44722°W / -17.13500; -67.44722  
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Wila Pukara (Aymara wila blood, blood red, pukara fortress, [2] [3] "red fortress", also spelled Wila Pucara) is a 4,290-metre-high (14,075 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, in the north of the Yaco Municipality. [1] [4]

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.

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

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References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary
  4. ↑ "Yaco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 21, 2014. (unnamed)
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