Tikrasqa

For the mountain in the Mizque Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, see Tikrasqa (Mizque).
Tikrasqa
Tikrasqa

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,480 m (14,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°24′26″S 66°28′53″W / 17.40722°S 66.48139°W / -17.40722; -66.48139Coordinates: 17°24′26″S 66°28′53″W / 17.40722°S 66.48139°W / -17.40722; -66.48139
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Tikrasqa (Quechua tikray to turn upside down, -sqa a suffix,[2] "turned upside down", also spelled Tijraskha) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,480 m (14,700 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Sipe Sipe". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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