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Qillqata (Tapacarí)

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Qillqata
Qillqata is located in Bolivia
Qillqata
Qillqata
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,210 m (13,810 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Qillqata (Aymara qillqaña to write,[2] -ta a suffix, "written" or "something written", also spelled Killkata) is a 4,210 m (13,810 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province. Qillqata lies between the Tallija River and the Ch'amak Uma ("dark water", Chamaj Uma).[3]

References

  1. ^ Bolivia 1:50,000 Leque 6241-III
  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. ^ "Tapacari". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 24, 2016.