Qillqata (La Paz)
Appearance
Qillqata | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,922 m (12,867 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 17°03′51″S 67°29′29″W / 17.06417°S 67.49139°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia La Paz Department, Loayza Province |
Parent range | Andes |
Qillqata (Aymara qillqaña to write,[2] -ta a suffix to indicate the participle, "written" or "something written", also spelled Kelkhata) is a 3,922-metre-high (12,867 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It lies in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Qillqata is situated south-west of Malla. The river Malla Jawira flows along its southern slopes.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014. (Sellkhata)