Puka Qaqa (Bolivia)

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Puka Qaqa
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Puka Qaqa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,308 m (10,853 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 19°20′46″S64°45′42″W / 19.34611°S 64.76167°W / -19.34611; -64.76167 Coordinates: 19°20′46″S64°45′42″W / 19.34611°S 64.76167°W / -19.34611; -64.76167  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Puka Qaqa (Quechua puka red, qaqa rock, [2] "red rock", also spelled Puca Khakha) is a 3,308-metre-high (10,853 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality, northeast of the village of Icla. The Jatun Mayu flows along its southern slope. [1] [3]

Bolivia country in South America

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Andes Mountain range in South America

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Icla 6635-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Icla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.


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