Piqa

Piqa (Aymara for a mass of maize prepared to make chicha,[1] Hispanicized spelling Piga) is a mountain in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Chile, west of the Salar de Uyuni. It has a height of 5,038 metres (16,529 ft).[2]

Piqa
Piqa is located in Bolivia
Piqa
Piqa
Location in Bolivia, on the border with Chile
Highest point
Elevation5,038 m (16,529 ft)
Coordinates20°05′S 68°46′W
Geography
LocationBolivia, Potosí Department,
Chile, Tarapacá Region
Parent rangeAndes

On the Bolivian side Piqa lies in the Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, Llica Municipality, Canquella Canton,[3] and on the Chilean side it belongs to the Tarapacá Region. One of the nearest mountains is Ch'alla Qullu north-east of it.!

References

  1. 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)
  2. "Montanas altas cordillera Andes", www.cumbres2000.com.
  3. "Llica". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014. Llica Municipality: population data and map

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