P'isaqa

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P'isaqa
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P'isaqa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,640 m (15,220 ft)
Coordinates 14°46′05″S69°03′51″W / 14.76806°S 69.06417°W / -14.76806; -69.06417 Coordinates: 14°46′05″S69°03′51″W / 14.76806°S 69.06417°W / -14.76806; -69.06417  
Geography
Location Bolivia
Parent range Andes

P'isaqa (Aymara and Quechua for Nothoprocta , a bird, [1] [2] also spelled Phisaca) is a mountain east of the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,640 metres (15,223 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality. P'isaqa lies north of the little town of Pelechuco, southeast of Rit'i Apachita and east of Puka Puka. [3] [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.

<i>Nothoprocta</i> genus of birds

Nothoprocta is a genus of birds belonging to the tinamou family Tinamidae. They inhabit scrubland, grassland and open woodland in western South America, particularly in the Andes. They are poor fliers and spend most of their time on the ground. Their diet includes seeds and insects. They nest on the ground, laying large glossy eggs. The eggs are covered with feathers when a potential predator is nearby.

Cordillera Apolobamba mountain range

Apolobamba(Cordillera Apolobamba) is a mountain range in the South American Andes.

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References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  4. ↑ "Pelechuco". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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