Mik'aya

Mik'aya (Aymara for abyss in the water,[2] also spelled Mikhaya) is a 5,342-metre-high (17,526 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department at the border of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, and the Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality. Mik'aya lies north-east of the city of La Paz, south-east of the mountains Ch'uñawi and Wak'ani and north of the mountains Jathi Qullu and Sirk'i Qullu.[3]

Mik'aya
Mikhaya
A view of La Paz with the Cordillera Real in the background. Mik'aya lies in the sector shown in the upper left part of this image. Mururata is visible on the right.
Highest point
Elevation5,342 m (17,526 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°21′59″S 67°56′09″W
Naming
English translationAbyss in the water
Language of nameAymara
Geography
Mik'aya is located in Bolivia
Mik'aya
Mik'aya
Mik'aya is located in South America
Mik'aya
Mik'aya
CountryBolivia
StateLa Paz Department
RegionSud Yungas Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real
Borders onPedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, and the Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality
Mik'aya Lake
Mik'aya Lake is located in Bolivia
Mik'aya Lake
Mik'aya Lake
Location of Mik'aya in Bolivia
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province
Coordinates16°21′45″S 67°57′19″W
Native nameAymara: Laguna Mikhaya
Primary inflowsMeltwater
Surface elevation5,342 metres (17,526 ft)

Mik'aya lake and stream

Mik'aya is also the name of a small nearby lake and the name of a stream west of the mountain. The stream flows to the west along the lake Qhunqhu Wiqara (Kunco Huikara) and then to the south-west.[1]

See also

References

  1. IGM map 1:50,000 6044-IV 'Chojlla'
  2. Félix Layme Pairumani, Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano - Aymara, Para: sexta Edición (Corregida y aumentada) 2010 (Spanish-Aymara dictionary)
  3. "Yanacachi". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014. (labelled Mucaya)


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