Coordinates: 20°05′S 68°46′W / 20.083°S 68.767°W / -20.083; -68.767

Piqa

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Piqa
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Highest point
Elevation5,038 m (16,529 ft)
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Geography
LocationBolivia, Potosí Department,
Chile, Tarapacá Region
Parent rangeAndes

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]

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

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  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. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Llica Municipality: population data and map

See also

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