Qala P'axrani

Qala P'axrani
Qala P'axrani is located in Bolivia
Qala P'axrani
Qala P'axrani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,262 m (13,983 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°39′05″S 68°35′24″W / 16.65139°S 68.59000°W / -16.65139; -68.59000
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Qala P'axrani (Aymara qala stone, p'axra bald head,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a stone bald head", also spelled Cala Pajrani) is a 4,262-metre-high (13,983 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Laja Municipality. Qala P'axrani is situated south-west of Pukara (Pucara), north-west of the mountain Kunkani. The river Ch'amaka Jawira ("dark river", Chamaca Jahuira) originates near the mountain. It flows to the north as a left tributary of Wakira River.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 5844-II Tiahuanacu
  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: Qala and Calva
  3. ^ "Laja". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.


Stub icon

This La Paz Department geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.