Yana Qaqa (Potosí)

This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Yana Qaqa.
Yana Qaqa
Yana Qaqa

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,180 m (13,710 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°31′00″S 65°45′41″W / 19.51667°S 65.76139°W / -19.51667; -65.76139Coordinates: 19°31′00″S 65°45′41″W / 19.51667°S 65.76139°W / -19.51667; -65.76139
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Yana Qaqa (Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[2] "black rock", also spelled Yana Khakha) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,180 m (13,710 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality, north of the city of Potosí.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Potosí (Oeste) 6435-III
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 4, 2016.


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