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Jach'a Pukara (Inquisivi)

Coordinates: 16°45′53″S 67°22′11″W / 16.76472°S 67.36972°W / -16.76472; -67.36972
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Jach'a Pukara
Jach'a Pukara is located in Bolivia
Jach'a Pukara
Jach'a Pukara
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,386 m (11,109 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°45′53″S 67°22′11″W / 16.76472°S 67.36972°W / -16.76472; -67.36972
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province
Parent rangeAndes

Jach'a Pukara (Aymara jach'a big, pukara fortress,[2] "big fortress", Hispanicized spelling Jachcha Pucara) is a 3,386-metre-high (11,109 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality. Jach'a Pukara lies at the river Chaka Jawira whose waters flow to the La Paz River in the north.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Choquetanga Chico 6143-IV
  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. ^ "Quime". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2014.