Qala Waxrani

Qala Waxrani
Qala Waxrani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,316 m (14,160 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°37′28″S 68°49′41″W / 16.62444°S 68.82806°W / -16.62444; -68.82806Coordinates: 16°37′28″S 68°49′41″W / 16.62444°S 68.82806°W / -16.62444; -68.82806
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Qala Waxrani (Aymara qala stone, waxra horn,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a stone horn", also spelled Khalawajrani) is a 4,316-metre (14,160 ft) high mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Guaqui Municipality, south-east of Guaqui.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 5844-III Guaqui
  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. "Guaqui". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
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