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Wila Pukara

Coordinates: 17°08′06″S 67°26′50″W / 17.13500°S 67.44722°W / -17.13500; -67.44722
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Wila Pukara
Highest point
Elevation4,290 m (14,070 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°08′06″S 67°26′50″W / 17.13500°S 67.44722°W / -17.13500; -67.44722
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent rangeAndes

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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)