Pichaqani (Bolivia)

This article is about the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pichaqani (disambiguation).
Pichaqani
Pichaqani

Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province

Elevation 4,208 m (13,806 ft)[1]
Location
Range Andes
Coordinates 16°51′55″S 67°54′48″W / 16.86528°S 67.91333°WCoordinates: 16°51′55″S 67°54′48″W / 16.86528°S 67.91333°W

Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big needle", hispanicized spelling Pichacani) is a 4,208-metre (13,806 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Sapahaqui Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IGM map 1:50,000 6043-III Sapahaqui
  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. "Sapahaqui". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 15, 2014.