Llisa

Llisa

Llisa is visible in the lower right part of this satellite image (center, right). Sajama volcano is shown in the lower center.
Highest point
Elevation 4,708 m (15,446 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°58′55″S 68°46′07″W / 17.98194°S 68.76861°W / -17.98194; -68.76861Coordinates: 17°58′55″S 68°46′07″W / 17.98194°S 68.76861°W / -17.98194; -68.76861
Geography
Llisa

Location within Bolivia

Location Bolivia,
Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent range Andes

Llisa (Aymara for a variety of quartz, also for a stone with a special shape used to shear llamas)[2] is a 4,708-metre (15,446 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Curahuara de Carangas Municipality. Llisa lies northeast of the Sajama volcano.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Okoruro 5840-III
  2. "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved December 7, 2014. see: Pedernal
  3. "Curahuara de Carangas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved December 7, 2014.


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