Pichaqani (Loayza)

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Pichaqani
Highest point
Elevation 4,208 m (13,806 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 16°51′55″S67°54′48″W / 16.86528°S 67.91333°W / -16.86528; -67.91333 Coordinates: 16°51′55″S67°54′48″W / 16.86528°S 67.91333°W / -16.86528; -67.91333  
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle, [2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big needle", also spelled Pichacani) is a 4,208-metre-high (13,806 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Sapahaqui Municipality. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 6043-III Sapahaqui
  2. ↑ 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: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa
  3. ↑ "Sapahaqui". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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