Pichaqani (Bolivia)
This article is about the mountain in the Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pichaqani (disambiguation).
| Pichaqani | |
|---|---|
  Pichaqani Location within Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,570 m (14,990 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 17°30′25″S 66°53′27″W / 17.50694°S 66.89083°WCoordinates: 17°30′25″S 66°53′27″W / 17.50694°S 66.89083°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Bolivia La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a big needle", also spelled Pichacani) is a 4,570 m (14,990 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Colquiri Municipality. Pichaqani lies northeast of Kuntur Samaña. The Qala Uta River ("stone house" river, Khala Uta) flows along its western slope.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Leque 6241-III
- ↑ 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) see: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa
- ↑ "Colquiri". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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