Wila Pukarani Explained

Wila Pukarani
Elevation M:4920
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sabaya Province, Coipasa Municipality
Range:Andes
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:250
Coordinates:-19.3306°N -68.3097°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]

Wila Pukarani (Aymara wila red or blood,[3] pukara pucará (fortress) or mountain of protection,[4] -ni Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a red pukara", Hispanicized spellings Vila Pucarani / Villa Pucarani) is a volcano located in the Coipasa salt pan in the Bolivian Altiplano. It is approximately 4,920 m high, reaching a prominence of at least 1,200 m. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sabaya Province, Coipasa Municipality.[5]

The town of Coipasa lies on its northeastern side.[6] An age of 3.7 million years has been inferred from the erosion status of the mountain,[7] which shows evidence of Pleistocene glaciation.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://wikimapia.org/2346791/Cerro-Vila-Pucarani-4920-m-Bolivia wikimapia.org
  2. http://wikimapia.org/2346791/Cerro-Vila-Pucarani-4920-m-Bolivia wikimapia.org
  3. http://www.katari.org/diccionario/diccionario.php?listletter=aymara&display=26 katari.org
  4. http://portal.perueduca.edu.pe/Docentes/xtras/pdf/dicc_aymara.pdf portal.perueduca.edu.pe
  5. http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=040902&tipo=1 Coipasa Municipality: Population data and map
  6. Web site: Villa Vitalina. University of Texas Libraries. 12 January 2018.
  7. Karátson. D.. Telbisz. T.. Wörner. G.. Erosion rates and erosion patterns of Neogene to Quaternary stratovolcanoes in the Western Cordillera of the Central Andes: An SRTM DEM based analysis. Geomorphology. February 2012. 139-140. 122–135. 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.10.010. 0169-555X.
  8. Book: Catalog of Space Shuttle Earth Observations Hand-held Photography. 1985. The Center. 134. en.