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
See also Pukar (disambiguation) Pucarani, a town in the La Paz Department, Bolivia Pukarani (Peru), a mountain in the Puno Region, Peru Anti Pukara, a mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru Inka Pukara (disambiguation), several mountains Jach'a Pukara, a mountain in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia Jach'a Pukara (Inquisivi), a mountain in the Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia Wila Pukara, a mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia Wila Pukarani, a mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia