P'iq'iñ Q'ara
P'iq'iñ Qala
P'iq'iñ Q'ara is located in Bolivia
P'iq'iñ Q'ara
P'iq'iñ Q'ara
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,960 m (16,270 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°00′16″S 67°26′44″W / 17.00444°S 67.44556°W / -17.00444; -67.44556
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent rangeAndes

P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Aymara p'iq'iña head, q'ara bare, bald, p'iq'iña q'ara bald,[2] "baldheaded", also spelled Phequen Khara)[3] or P'iq'iñ Qala (Aymara qala stone, "bare stone", also spelled Pekhen Khala)[1] is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,960 m (16,270 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality, north of Malla. The Malla Jawira flows along its eastern slopes.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Yaco 6142-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) see: Cabeza del hombre y de todos los animales and Calvo
  3. 1 2 "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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