Pukara (Sandia)

Pukara
Pukara
	Pukara Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation	4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Coordinates	14°23′05″S 69°37′33″W / 14.38472°S 69.62583°W
Geography
Location	Peru
Parent range	Andes

Pukara (Quechua for fortress,^[3] Hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,200-metre (13,800 ft) high, with an archaeological site on top. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Patambuco District, southwest of Patambuco. The pre-Inca funerary site is also known as Trinchera (Spanish for trench). The place was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 296/INC-2003 by the National Institute of Culture. It consists of tombs, walls, houses, squares and tunnels.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region)
^ "Cerro Pucara". IGM, Peru. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
^ "Sitio arqueológico de Trinchera". mincetur. Retrieved July 25, 2015.

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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region)

[ign-2] "Cerro Pucara". IGM, Peru. Retrieved July 25, 2015.

[3] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.

[mincetur-4] "Sitio arqueológico de Trinchera". mincetur. Retrieved July 25, 2015.

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