P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Loayza)

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

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,960 m (16,270 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°00′16″S 67°26′44″W / 17.00444°S 67.44556°W / -17.00444; -67.44556Coordinates: 17°00′16″S 67°26′44″W / 17.00444°S 67.44556°W / -17.00444; -67.44556
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Loayza 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 Phequen Khara)[3] or P'iq'iñ Qala (Aymara qala stone, "bare stone", also spelled Pekhen Khala)[1] is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,960 m (16,270 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality, north of Malla. The Malla Jawira flows along its eastern slopes.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Yaco 6142-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. 1 2 "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 22, 2016.



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