P'iqi Q'ara

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P'iqi Q'ara
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P'iqi Q'ara
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,722 m (12,211 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 16°19′28″S67°48′00″W / 16.32444°S 67.80000°W / -16.32444; -67.80000 Coordinates: 16°19′28″S67°48′00″W / 16.32444°S 67.80000°W / -16.32444; -67.80000  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Nor Yungas Province, Coripata Municipality, Coroico Municipality
Parent range Andes

P'iqi Q'ara (Aymara p'iqi, p'iq'iña, phiq'i, phiq'iña head, q'ara bald, bare, [2] [3] "bald-headed", also spelled Pekhe Khara) is a 3,722-metre-high (12,211 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Nor Yungas Province, on the border of the municipalities of Coripata and Coroico. [1] [4]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Andes Mountain range in South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

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P'iqi Q'ara or P'iq'iñ Q'ara may refer to:

Piqi Qara (Coroico)

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Nasa Qara (Loayza) mountain in Bolivia

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Piqiñ Qara (Loayza)

P'iq'iñ Q'ara or P'iq'iñ Qala is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,960 m (16,270 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality, north of Malla. The Malla Jawira flows along its eastern slopes.

Piqiñ Qara Punta mountain in Bolivia

P'iq'iñ Q'ara Punta is a 4,551-metre-high (14,931 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province. P'iq'iñ Q'ara Punta lies west of the village of Machaqa Marka (Machacamarca).

Qara Willki (Cochabamba) mountain in Bolivia

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Inka Piqi mountain in Bolivia

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Waka Piqi mountain in Bolivia

Waka P'iqi is a 4,578-metre-high (15,020 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Cocapata Municipality, west of the village of Chorito. Wak'a P'iqi lies at the left bank of the Jatun Mayu.

Piqiñ Qara (Cochabamba)

P'iq'iñ Q'ara is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,480 m (14,700 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Cocapata Municipality. It lies northeast of the two lakes named Iskay Qucha.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Unduavi 6045-III
  2. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2016. (see: Cabeza)
  3. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) see: cabeza; phiq'i; phiq'iña; p'iq'iña
  4. ↑ "Coroico". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
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