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Pirwata
Pirwata is located in Bolivia
Pirwata
Pirwata
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,060 m (16,600 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Pirwata (Aymara and Quechua pirwa granary, depostit,[2][3] -ta a suffix, also spelled Pirhuata) is a 5,060 m (16,600 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, on the border of the Ayopaya Province, Morochata Municipality, and the Quillacollo Province, Quillacollo Municipality.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Cocapata, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1997
  2. ^ Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (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. ^ "Quillacollo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD (unnamed)