P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Mecapaca)

This article is about the mountain in the Mecapaca Municipality, Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see P'iqi Q'ara.
P'iq'iñ Q'ara
P'iq'iñ Q'ara

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,283 m (14,052 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°46′51″S 67°59′49″W / 16.78083°S 67.99694°W / -16.78083; -67.99694Coordinates: 16°46′51″S 67°59′49″W / 16.78083°S 67.99694°W / -16.78083; -67.99694
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Murillo Province
Parent range Andes

P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Aymara p'iq'iña head, q'ara bare, bald, p'iq'iña q'ara bald,[2] "baldheaded", also spelled Pequen Khara, Phequen Khara) is a 4,283-metre (14,052 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, Mecapaca Municipality. [1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cohoni 6043-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: Cabeza del hombre y de todos los animales and Calvo
  3. "Mecapaca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 15, 2014. (unnamed)


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