Lluxita (Cochabamba)

This article is about the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Lluxita.
Lluxita
Lluxita

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,606 m (15,112 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°42′19″S 66°51′40″W / 17.70528°S 66.86111°W / -17.70528; -66.86111Coordinates: 17°42′19″S 66°51′40″W / 17.70528°S 66.86111°W / -17.70528; -66.86111
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Lluxita (Aymara lluxi shell of a mussel; landslide,[2][3] -ta a suffix, also spelled Llojeta) is a 4,606-metre-high (15,112 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province. Lluxita lies southeast of Q'ara Willk'i.[4]

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000, Condeauqui 6240-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. "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  4. "Tapacari". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 20, 2016.


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