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Wila Pukarani
Wila Pukarani (Aymara wila red or blood, pukara pucará (fortress) or mountain of protection, -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.

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

Wila Pukarani surrounded by Coipasa salt pan

See also

References

  1. ^ wikimapia.org
  2. ^ wikimapia.org
  3. ^ katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Wila (s.) - Sangre. adj. Color rojo.
  4. ^ portal.perueduca.edu.pe Archived 2013-07-28 at the Wayback Machine Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa (Aymara-Spanish Dictionary): Pukara (s). 1. Jach’a qalanakampi lawkata pirqata chiqawa. - Fortaleza. 2. Jach’a sayt’u munañani qullunaka, jaqinakana yupaychäwi irama qullu. - Cerro tutelar
  5. ^ Coipasa Municipality: Population data and map
  6. ^ "Villa Vitalina" (PDF). University of Texas Libraries. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. ^ Karátson, D.; Telbisz, T.; Wörner, G. (February 2012). "Erosion rates and erosion patterns of Neogene to Quaternary stratovolcanoes in the Western Cordillera of the Central Andes: An SRTM DEM based analysis". Geomorphology. 139–140: 122–135. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.10.010. ISSN 0169-555X.
  8. ^ Catalog of Space Shuttle Earth Observations Hand-held Photography. The Center. 1985. p. 134.


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