P'iq'iñ Q'ara (La Paz)

P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Aymara p'iq'iña head, q'ara bare, bald, p'iq'iña q'ara bald,[2] "baldheaded", also spelled Phekhen Khara) is a 5,059-metre-high (16,598 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, Palca Municipality. P'iq'iñ Q'ara lies southwest of the mountain Pupusani, west to northwest of Ch'iyar Qullu and northwest of Illimani.[1][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Palca Municipality, Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see P'iqi Q'ara.
P'iq'iñ Q'ara
Illimani with P'iq'iñ Q'ara in front of it (on the left) as seen from the north-west
Highest point
Elevation5,059 m (16,598 ft) [1]
Coordinates16°36′42″S 67°49′26″W 
Geography
P'iq'iñ Q'ara
Location within Bolivia
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Murillo Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real

References
  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Palca 6044-III
  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: Cabeza del hombre y de todos los animales and Calvo
  3. "Irupana". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014. (unnamed)
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