Qillqata (Tapacarí)

This article is about the mountain in the Tapacarí Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Qillqata.
Qillqata
Qillqata

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,210 m (13,810 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°36′12″S 66°46′39″W / 17.60333°S 66.77750°W / -17.60333; -66.77750Coordinates: 17°36′12″S 66°46′39″W / 17.60333°S 66.77750°W / -17.60333; -66.77750
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Qillqata (Aymara qillqaña to write,[2] -ta a suffix, "written" or "something written", also spelled Killkata) is a 4,210 m (13,810 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province. Qillqata lies between the Tallija River and the Ch'amak Uma ("dark water", Chamaj Uma).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bolivia 1:50,000 Leque 6241-III
  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. ↑ "Tapacari". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 24, 2016.


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