Pukara (disambiguation)

A pukara (Aymara and Quechua for "fortress", hispanicized spellings pucara, pucará, also pukará) is a pre-Hispanic central Andean fortress.

The Pukara culture was an archaeological culture which developed in Qullaw, along the north-western shore of Lake Titicaca in the Andes mountains.

Pukara may also refer to:

Fortresses

Pukara, Coporaque, an archaeological site in the Coporaque District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa Region, Peru
Pucará, Puno, an archaeological site in the Puno Region, Peru, and focus of the Pucará culture of the first centuries AD
Pukara, Víctor Fajardo, an archaeological site in the Víctor Fajardo Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru
Pukara, Vilcas Huamán, an archaeological site on top of the mountain Pukara in the Vilcas Huamán Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru
Chena Pukara in Chile
Puka Pukara just outside the city of Cusco, Peru
Waqra Pukara in the Upper Apurímac canyon, Cusco Region, Peru
Pukará de Quitor, near San Pedro de Atacama, northern Chile
Pukará de Lasana in Chile
Pucara del Cerro La Muralla in Chile
Pukara de La Compañia in Chile
Pucará de Tilcara in Argentina

Places

Pucará Canton in Ecuador and its capital
Pucará District, Huancayo, a district in the Junín Region, Peru and its capital
Pucará District, Jaén, a district in the Cajamarca Region, Peru and its capital
Pucará District, Lampa, a district in the Puno Region, Peru and its capital
Pucará, Vallegrande, a town in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia

Mountains

Pukara (Antiti), a mountain near Antiti in the San Pedro de Totora Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Cochabamba), a mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Condesuyos), a mountain in the Condesuyos Province, Arequipa Region, Peru
Pukara (Cusco), in the Cusco Region, Peru
Pukara (Guaqui), in the Guaqui Municipality, Ingavi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Huacanapi), a mountain near Huacanapi in the San Pedro de Totora Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Jesús de Machaca), in the Jesús de Machaca Municipality, Ingavi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Lari), in the Lari District, Caylloma Province, Arequipa Region, Peru
Pukara (Loayza), in the Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Marquirivi), a mountain near Marquirivi in the San Pedro de Totora Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Mejillones), in the Carangas Municipality, Mejillones Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Moquegua), in the Moquegua Region, Peru
Pukara (Murillo), in the Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Pacajes), in the Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Poopó), in the Poopó Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Potosí), a mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia
Pukara (Sandia), a mountain in the Sandia Province, Puno Region, Peru, with an archaeological site on top
Pukara (Tarucani), in the Tarucani District, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru
Pukara (Yapu Qullu), near Yapu Qullu in the Carangas Municipality, Mejillones Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia

River

Pukara Mayu, a river in Bolivia

Others

Club Pucará, and Argentine sports club
FMA IA 58 Pucará, an Argentine counter-insurgency / attack aircraft