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Pirqa Pata

Pirqa Pata
Highest point
Elevation4,060 m (13,320 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°24′38″S 67°49′39″W / 16.41056°S 67.82750°W / -16.41056; -67.82750
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Pirqa Pata (Aymara pirqa wall, pata step,[2] also spelled Percapata) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approxilamtely 4,060 m (13,320 ft). It is situated in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality. Pirqa Pata lies east of the main range of the Cordillera Real, north of Mururata and southeast of Sirk'i Qullu and Pirqata.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Chojlla 6044-IV
  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)
  3. ^ "Yanacachi". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.