Tikrasqa (Mizque)

For the mountain in the Quillacollo Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, see Tikrasqa.
Tikrasqa
Tikrasqa

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,718 m (12,198 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°52′17″S 65°47′03″W / 17.87139°S 65.78417°W / -17.87139; -65.78417Coordinates: 17°52′17″S 65°47′03″W / 17.87139°S 65.78417°W / -17.87139; -65.78417
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Tikrasqa (Quechua tikray to turn upside down, -sqa a suffix,[2] "turned upside down", also spelled Tecrasca) is a 3,718 m (12,198 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Vila Vila Municipality.[1][3]

The Pukara Mayu which downstream is named Wila Wila originates north of the mountain. It flows to the southeast.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Vila Vila". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 4, 2016.


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