Llallawa (Patacamaya)

This article is about the mountain in the Aroma Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Llallawa.
Llallawa
Llallawa

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,327 m (14,196 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°13′21″S 67°50′02″W / 17.22250°S 67.83389°W / -17.22250; -67.83389Coordinates: 17°13′21″S 67°50′02″W / 17.22250°S 67.83389°W / -17.22250; -67.83389
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Llallawa (Aymara for a monstrous potato (like two potatoes) or animal,[2] also spelled Llallagua) is a 4,327-metre-high (14,196 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Patacamaya Municipality. Llallawa lies northeast of Qullchani (Colchani), west of the Jach'a Jawira.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Patacamaya 6042-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. "Patacamaya". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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