Pukara (Moquegua)

{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}

{{About|the mountain in the Moquegua Region, Peru|other uses|Pukara (disambiguation){{!}}Pukara (disambiguation)}}

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| name = Pukara

| photo = File:Ubinas_Volcano,_Peru.jpg

| photo_caption = Satellite image of the volcano Ubinas (on the left) with Pukara northeast of it

| elevation_m = 4400

| elevation_ref = escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Arequipa Region)

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| range = Andes

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| location = Peru, Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province

| map = Peru

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| map_caption = Peru

| map_size = 200

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| coordinates = {{coord|16|20|10|S|70|51|03|W|type:mountain_region:PE_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress,{{Ref Bertonio}} Hispanicized spelling Pucara) is a mountain in the Moquegua Region in the Andes of Peru, about {{convert|4400|m|ft|0}} high. It is located in the General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ubinas District. Pukara is situated northeast of the active volcano Ubinas and southwest of Wit'uni. The Para River flows along its western slopes.Peru 1:100,000, Lloque 2738, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD