Pichaqani (Quillacollo-Tapacarí)

This article is about the mountain at the border of the Quillacollo Province and the Tapacarí Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pichaqani.
Pichaqani
Pichaqani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,799 m (12,464 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°28′21″S 66°28′28″W / 17.47250°S 66.47444°W / -17.47250; -66.47444Coordinates: 17°28′21″S 66°28′28″W / 17.47250°S 66.47444°W / -17.47250; -66.47444
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 3,799 m (12,464 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, at the border of the Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality, and the Tapacarí Province. Pichaqani lies southeast of Yuraq Q'asa.[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. ↑ "Sipe Sipe". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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