Coordinates: 16°46′51″S 67°59′49″W / 16.78083°S 67.99694°W / -16.78083; -67.99694

P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Mecapaca)

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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
Elevation4,283 m (14,052 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°46′51″S 67°59′49″W / 16.78083°S 67.99694°W / -16.78083; -67.99694
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Murillo Province
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 Pequen Khara, Phequen Khara) is a 4,283-metre-high (14,052 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, Mecapaca Municipality.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cohoni 6043-IV
  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. ^ "Mecapaca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 15, 2014. (unnamed)