K'ark'ani

K'ark'ani
K'ark'ani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,700 m (15,400 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°08′43″S 67°46′47″W / 17.14528°S 67.77972°W / -17.14528; -67.77972Coordinates: 17°08′43″S 67°46′47″W / 17.14528°S 67.77972°W / -17.14528; -67.77972
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

K'ark'ani (Aymara k'ark'a crevice, fissure, crack,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with the crevice", also spelled Kharkhani, erroneously also Khaikhani, Khaskhani)[3][1][4] is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,700 m (15,400 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, on the border of the municipalities of Luribay and Sapahaqui (Sapa Jaqhi). K'ark'ani lies northwest of Q'ara Qullu and southwest of Wila Qullu. The Achachi Qala River flows along its western slope. There is a little lake east of K'ark'ani. Its name is Wila Quta ("red lake").[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estación Viscachani 6042-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)
  3. ↑ Bolivia 1:100,000 Patacamaya 3336. Map prepared by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Washington D.C.
  4. 1 2 "Sapahaqui". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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