Yuraq Qaqa (Bolivia)

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

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,340 m (14,240 ft)[1]
Coordinates 19°57′03″S 65°53′54″W / 19.95083°S 65.89833°W / -19.95083; -65.89833Coordinates: 19°57′03″S 65°53′54″W / 19.95083°S 65.89833°W / -19.95083; -65.89833
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Yuraq Qaqa (Quechua yuraq white, qaqa rock,[2] "white rock", also spelled Yuraj Kaka) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,340 m (14,240 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, at the border of the Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality, and the José María Linares Province, Caiza "D" Municipality. It lies at the Tapial Mayu, southwest of Qanchis Kancha.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Kollpa 6434-III
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Caiza "D"". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 29, 2016.


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