Jach'a Pukara Explained

Jach'a Pukara
Elevation M:4300
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Range:Andes
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-15.8533°N -68.6817°W

Jach'a Pukara (Aymara jach'a big, pukara fortress, "big fortress", Hispanicized spelling Jachcha Pucara) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4300m (14,100feet) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Jach'a Pukara lies between Lake Titicaca in the west and the Janq'u Uma-Illampu massif of the Cordillera Real in the east.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Warizata 5846-II
  2. Web site: Sorata . INE, Bolivia . September 10, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070136/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020601&tipo=1 . October 6, 2014 .