Pichaqa
| Pichaqa | |
|---|---|
 Pichaqa is visible in the upper right part of this satellite image. Sajama volcano is shown in the lower center. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,512 m (14,803 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 17°48′35″S 68°51′32″W / 17.80972°S 68.85889°WCoordinates: 17°48′35″S 68°51′32″W / 17.80972°S 68.85889°W |
| Geography | |
  Pichaqa Location in Bolivia | |
| Location |
Bolivia, La Paz Department |
| Parent range | Andes |
Pichaqa (Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] also spelled Pichaka) is a 4,512-metre (14,803 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. Pichaqa lies north-east of the Anallajsi volcano.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Huancarama 5840-IV
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Calacoto". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
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