Allqamarini

Allqamarini (Aymara and Quechua allqamari "mountain caracara",[1][2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the mountain caracara", also spelled Allkhamarini) is a mountain in the northern part of the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,920 m (16,140 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality. Allqamarini is situated northeast of Chuquyu and north of the small lake named Chiri Mach'ay[3][4] (Quechua for "cold cave",[2] Chirimachaya).

This article is about the mountain in the Franz Tamayo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Allqamarini.
Allqamarini
Allqamarini
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,920 m (16,140 ft)
Coordinates14°40′27″S 69°08′43″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia, La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province
Parent rangeAndes, Apolobamba

References
  1. Juan Carvajal Carvajal, Arturo Hernández Sallés, Nelly Ramos Pizarro, Diccionario ilustrado aymara, español, inglés
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  4. "Pelechuco". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.


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