Pucará
Pucará, Puno is a town in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Pucará District, Peru. It is located to the north-west of Lake Titicaca. The ancient archaeological site of Pucará, dated as early as 1,800 BC, is located to the west of the town.
- Village with about 1,830 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,880 metres (12,740 feet)
- Description: village in Puno, Peru
- Also known as“Pucará, Puno”“Pukara, Puno”
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Latitude
-15.04199° or 15° 2′ 31″ south
Longitude
-70.36807° or 70° 22′ 5″ west
Open location code
57PFXJ5J+6Q
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In Other Languages
From Aymara to Spanish—“Pucará” goes by many names.
- Aymara: “Pucará”
- Aymara: “Pukara (llaqta)”
- Aymara: “Pukará”
- Quechua: “Pukara llaqta (Lampa)”
- Quechua: “Pukara llaqta”
- Spanish: “Pucará”
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