Pukarani (Aymara pukara fortress or a mountain of protection,Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary) -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a fortress", Hispanicized spelling Pucarani) is a mountain with an archaeological site of the same name in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Nicasio District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
The archaeological site of Pukarani was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 79.Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación (pdf) It lies north of the mountain and archaeological site of Intikancha.
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