Pichaqani (Quillacollo-Tapacarí)

Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a big needle", also spelled Pichacani) is a 3,799-metre-high (12,464 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, at the border of the Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality, and the Tapacarí Province. Pichaqani lies southeast of Yuraq Q'asa.[1][3]

Pichaqani
Pichaqani is located in Bolivia
Pichaqani
Pichaqani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,799 m (12,464 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°28′21″S 66°28′28″W / 17.47250°S 66.47444°W / -17.47250; -66.47444
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-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: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa
  3. ^ "Sipe Sipe". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.