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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 ...
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pukara Pukara ( Aymara and Quechuan "fortress", Hispanicized spellings ''pucara, pucará'') is a defensive hilltop site or fortification built by the prehispanic and historic inhabitants of the central Andean area (from Ecuador to central Chile and ...
'' fortress, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with a fortress", also spelled ''Pucarani'') is a mountain in the
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 ...
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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 ...
which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department,
Loayza Province Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay. Geography The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivisio ...
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Malla Municipality Malla Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country feat ...
. Pukarani lies northwest of Chuqi Tira. The
Malla Jawira Malla Jawira (Aymara ''malla'' lead, ''jawira'' river, "lead river", Hispanicized spelling ''Malla Jahuira'') is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a right tributary of the Luribay River whose waters flow to the La Paz River. Mall ...
flows along its south-western slopes.


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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Three-thousanders of the Andes {{JoséRamónLoayzaProvince-geo-stub