Pichaqani (Vinto)

This article is about the mountain in the Vinto Municipality, Quillacollo Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pichaqani.
Pichaqani
Pichaqani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,240 m (13,910 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°18′33″S 66°24′12″W / 17.30917°S 66.40333°W / -17.30917; -66.40333Coordinates: 17°18′33″S 66°24′12″W / 17.30917°S 66.40333°W / -17.30917; -66.40333
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
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 4,240-metre-high (13,910 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Vinto Municipality. Pichaqani lies southwest of Tunari and southeast of Phullu Punchu.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  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) see: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa
  3. ↑ "Vinto". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 3, 2016.


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