Chuqi Tanka

Chuqi Tanka

Chuqi Tanka (on the right) beside Ch'uñawi (the highest mountain on the right) as seen from the La Cumbre mountain pass in the southwest
Highest point
Elevation 4,686 m (15,374 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°18′25″S 67°57′43″W / 16.30694°S 67.96194°W / -16.30694; -67.96194Coordinates: 16°18′25″S 67°57′43″W / 16.30694°S 67.96194°W / -16.30694; -67.96194
Geography
Chuqi Tanka

Location within Bolivia

Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Chuqi Tanka (Aymara chuqi gold, tanka hat or biretta,[2] "gold hat", also spelled Choquetanga) is a 4,686-metre-high (15,374 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, near the border with the Coroico Municipality of the Nor Yungas Province. Chuqi Tanka lies east of Ch'uñawi.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Unduavi 6045-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. "La Paz". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
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