Allqamarini (Larecaja)

Allqamarini (Aymara and Quechua allqamari "mountain caracara",[2][3]-ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the mountain caracara", also spelled Alkamarini) is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. It lies southwest of Quriwani. The small lake southeast of Allqamarini is Quriwani Machu.[1][4]

This article is about the mountain in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Allqamarini.
Allqamarini
Allqamarini
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates15°40′40″S 68°37′13″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I
  2. Juan Carvajal Carvajal, Arturo Hernández Sallés, Nelly Ramos Pizarro, Diccionario ilustrado aymara, español, inglés
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
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