Silla Pata

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Silla Pata

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The Illimani massif as seen from the south with Silla Pata (lower center, left, snowless)
Highest point
Elevation 5,442 m (17,854 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 16°40′36″S67°45′37″W / 16.67667°S 67.76028°W / -16.67667; -67.76028 Coordinates: 16°40′36″S67°45′37″W / 16.67667°S 67.76028°W / -16.67667; -67.76028  
Geography
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Silla Pata
Location within Bolivia
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Murillo Province
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Real

Silla Pata (Aymara silla cane of maize, pata step, [2] "maize cane step") is a 5,442-metre-high (17,854 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, Palca Municipality. Silla Pata lies in the southern part of the Illimani massif. It is situated south-east of the highest point of the massif and Layqa Qullu and south-west of Link'u Link'u. [1] [3]

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.

Cane (grass)

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Maize Cereal grain

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Janqu Qalani (La Paz)

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Pirqa Pata

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Jacha Pata

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Jacha Pata (Larecaja)

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Layqa Qullu mountain in Bolivia

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Wila Kunka Pata

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Chuqi Sillani mountain in Bolivia

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Chuqi Sillani (Aroma-Loayza)

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Churu Pata mountain in Bolivia

Churu Pata is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,460 m (14,630 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality. Churu Pata lies northwest of Chuqi Tanka and northeast of Ch'uñawi.

Sillane mountain in Peru

Sillane is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). It is located in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts of Madrigal and Tapay. Sillane lies north of the Colca River, northeast of the village of Tapay.

Qullqi Pata mountain in Bolivia

Qullqi Pata is a 4,503 m (14,774 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Colquiri Municipality, southeast of Colquiri. Qullqi Pata lies south of Kimsa Llallawa. One of the nearest villages is Qillqata (Kelkata).

Iru Pata mountain in Bolivia

Iru Pata is a 4,494-metre-high (14,744 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Colquiri Municipality. Iru Pata lies southwest of Jaqi Jiwata.

Chuñu Pata mountain in Bolivia

Ch'uñu Pata is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,560 m (14,960 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Cocapata Municipality. Ch'uñu Pata lies east of the Sinturani Lake.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cohoni 6043-IV
  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)
  3. ↑ "Palca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 4, 2014. (unnamed)


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