P'isaqa (Cochabamba)

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see P'isaqa.
P'isaqa
P'isaqa

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,200 m (10,500 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°45′58″S 65°25′42″W / 17.76611°S 65.42833°W / -17.76611; -65.42833Coordinates: 17°45′58″S 65°25′42″W / 17.76611°S 65.42833°W / -17.76611; -65.42833
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

P'isaqa (Aymara and Quechua for Nothoprocta, a bird,[2][3] also spelled Pizaca) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,200 m (10,500 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. It lies at the Wanaku Mayu.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ "Pocona". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 8, 2016.


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