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P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Oruro)

Coordinates: 18°58′12″S 68°53′25″W / 18.97000°S 68.89028°W / -18.97000; -68.89028
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P'iq'iñ Q'ara
P'iq'iñ Q'ara is located in Bolivia
P'iq'iñ Q'ara
P'iq'iñ Q'ara
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,763 m (15,627 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°58′12″S 68°53′25″W / 18.97000°S 68.89028°W / -18.97000; -68.89028
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sabaya Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Occidental

P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Aymara p'iq'iña head, q'ara bare, bald, p'iq'iña q'ara bald,[2] "baldheaded", Hispanicized spelling Pekheñ Khara) is a 4,763-metre-high (15,627 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sabaya Province, Sabaya Municipality. P'iq'iñ Q'ara is situated south-west of the mountain Kimsa Chata, near the border with Chile. It lies at the confluence of the rivers Chullumpiri Jawira and Lliscaya Jawira.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 Cerro Capitan Hoja 5837-III
  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: Cabeza del hombre y de todos los animales and Calvo
  3. ^ "Sabaya". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.