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P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Cochabamba)

Coordinates: 16°59′44″S 66°32′24″W / 16.99556°S 66.54000°W / -16.99556; -66.54000
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P'iq'iñ Q'ara
P'iq'iñ Q'ara is located in Bolivia
P'iq'iñ Q'ara
P'iq'iñ Q'ara
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,480 m (14,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°59′44″S 66°32′24″W / 16.99556°S 66.54000°W / -16.99556; -66.54000
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Aymara p'iq'iña head, q'ara bare, bald, p'iq'iña q'ara bald,[2]"baldheaded", also spelled Phekheñ Khara) 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, Ayopaya Province, Cocapata Municipality. It lies northeast of the two lakes named Iskay Qucha (Quechua for "two lakes").[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000 Comunidad Chorito 3537, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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. ^ "Morochata". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016. (including Cocapata Municipality)