Coordinates: 16°8′26″S 68°10′37″W / 16.14056°S 68.17694°W / -16.14056; -68.17694

Phisqa Quta

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Phisqa Quta
Phisqa Quta is located in Bolivia
Phisqa Quta
Phisqa Quta
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,720 m (15,490 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°8′26″S 68°10′37″W / 16.14056°S 68.17694°W / -16.14056; -68.17694
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Phisqa Quta (Aymara phisqa five, quta lake,[2] "five lakes'", also spelled Pesca Kkota) is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,720 m (15,490 ft). It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality. Phisqa Quta lies southeast of Janq'u K'ark'a and Sankayuni.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Zongo 5945-I
  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. ^ "La Paz". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2016. (unnamed)