Pukara (Murillo)
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Pukara (
Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
for fortress, also spelled ''Pucara'') is a mountain in the
Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department,
Murillo Province Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo ...
, La Paz Municipality. Pukara lies north of
Ch'uñawi Ch'uñawi (Aymara for a place where potatoes are spread as part of the procedure to prepare '' ch'uñu'', also spelled ''Chunahui'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia It lies in the La Paz Department, Murillo Provin ...
.


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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Four-thousanders of the Andes {{PedroDomingoMurilloProvince-geo-stub