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P'isaqa (Cochabamba)

Coordinates: 17°45′58″S 65°25′42″W / 17.76611°S 65.42833°W / -17.76611; -65.42833
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P'isaqa
P'isaqa is located in Bolivia
P'isaqa
P'isaqa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,200 m (10,500 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°45′58″S 65°25′42″W / 17.76611°S 65.42833°W / -17.76611; -65.42833
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

P'isaqa (Aymara and Quechua for Nothoprocta, a bird,[2][3] also spelled Pizaca) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,200 m (10,500 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. It lies at the Wanaku Mayu.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  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. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ "Pocona". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.