Qaral

Qaral
Qaral as seen from the village of San Juan
Highest point
Elevation	4,988 m (16,365 ft) [1]
Coordinates	20°49′07″S 67°46′53″W / 20.81861°S 67.78139°WCoordinates: 20°49′07″S 67°46′53″W / 20.81861°S 67.78139°W
Geography
Qaral Location in Bolivia
Location	Bolivia, Potosí Department
Parent range	Andes

Qaral^[2] (hispanicized spelling Caral, also spelled Karal, Kjaral, K'aral) is a 4,988-metre (16,365 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Nor Lípez Province, Colcha "K" Municipality. Qaral lies south of the Uyuni salt flat, south-west of the mountain Lliphi. Some of the nearest villages are Santiago and San Juan (San Juan del Rosario). An intermittent stream named Urqu Sunqu (Quechua for mountain heart, Orkho Sonkho) originates at the mountain. It flows to the south-west.^[1][3]

References

1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Chilala 6031-IV
2. Francisco M. Gil García, A la sombra de los mallkus. Tradición oral, ritualidad y ordenamiento del paisaje en una comunidad de Nor Lípez (Potosí, Bolivia), Revista Española de Antropología Americana 2008, vol. 38, núm. 1, 217-238 (in Spanish)
3. "COLCHA "K"". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 9, 2014.