Qhapaqa

Qhapaqa
Qhapaqa

Location in Bolivia

Elevation 5,056 m (16,588 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 18°10′27″S 68°21′13″W / 18.17417°S 68.35361°WCoordinates: 18°10′27″S 68°21′13″W / 18.17417°S 68.35361°W

Qhapaqa (Aymara for king or sir; rich,[2] hispanicized spelling Capaja) is a 5,056-metre (16,588 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. Qhapaqa is situated south of the mountain Yaritani and north-easst of Chuqil Qamiri.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Antin Curahuara 5939-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)
  3. "Turco". Retrieved November 9, 2014.