Inka Laqaya

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Inka Laqaya
Highest point
Elevation 4,836 m (15,866 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°05′41″S67°15′48″W / 17.09472°S 67.26333°W / -17.09472; -67.26333 Coordinates: 17°05′41″S67°15′48″W / 17.09472°S 67.26333°W / -17.09472; -67.26333  
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Inka Laqaya (Aymara Inka Inca, laqaya ruins of a building, [2] "Inca ruin", Hispanicized spelling Inca Lacaya) is a 4,836-metre-high (15,866 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It lies in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, in the north of the Ichoca Municipality. Inka Laqaya is situated at the river Millu Juqhu which originates near the mountain. It flows to the south-east. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  2. ↑ Juan Carvajal Carvajal, Arturo Hernández Sallés, Nelly Ramos Pizarro, Diccionario Ilustrado Aymara-Español-Inglés (Aymara-Spanish-English dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Ichoca". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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