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, Hispanicized spelling ''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 ...

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 ...

. It is located in the La Paz Department,

Pacajes Province Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV The most important river of the province i ...

Calacoto Municipality Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''qutu'' heap, pile, "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landloc ...

. Pukara lies north of the

Anallajsi Nevado Anallajsi is a stratovolcano in Bolivia. The date of its last eruption is unknown, but its youngest lava flows appear to have erupted from a vent on the north flank of the mountain. The main composition of the volcano is andesitic and daci ...

volcano, north-west of the mountain Pichaqa and south-west of the mountains

Urqipi Urqipi (Aymara ''urqu'' male, ''ipi'' a small wild potato, also spelled ''Orkhepi'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality, north of the Anallajsi volcano. It is located ...

and

Churi Willk'i Churi Willk'i (Aymara ''churi'' dull yellow, ''willk'i'' gap "dull yellow gap", also spelled ''Churi Willkhi'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. Pukara lies ...

. It is situated at the Jalsuri River, a right affluent of the Achuta River. The village of Pukara ''(Pucara)'' lies at its feet, south-east of it. (unnamed)

References

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