Pichaqani (Loayza)
This article is about the mountain in the Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pichaqani (disambiguation).
| Pichaqani | |
|---|---|
  Pichaqani | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,208 m (13,806 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 16°51′55″S 67°54′48″W / 16.86528°S 67.91333°WCoordinates: 16°51′55″S 67°54′48″W / 16.86528°S 67.91333°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Bolivia La Paz Department, Loayza Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big needle", also spelled Pichacani) is a 4,208 m (13,806 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Sapahaqui Municipality.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 6043-III Sapahaqui
- ↑ 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: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa
- ↑ "Sapahaqui". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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