Allqamarini (Larecaja)

This article is about the mountain in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Allqamarini.
Allqamarini
Allqamarini

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 15°40′40″S 68°37′13″W / 15.67778°S 68.62028°W / -15.67778; -68.62028Coordinates: 15°40′40″S 68°37′13″W / 15.67778°S 68.62028°W / -15.67778; -68.62028
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent range Andes

Allqamarini (Aymara and Quechua allqamari "mountain caracara",[2][3]-ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the mountain caracara", also spelled Alkamarini) is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. It lies southwest of Quriwani. The small lake southeast of Allqamarini is Quriwani Machu.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I
  2. Juan Carvajal Carvajal, Arturo Hernández Sallés, Nelly Ramos Pizarro, Diccionario ilustrado aymara, español, inglés
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
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