Qillqata (La Paz)

This article is about the mountain in the Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Qillqata.
Qillqata
Highest point
Elevation 3,922 m (12,867 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°03′51″S 67°29′29″W / 17.06417°S 67.49139°W / -17.06417; -67.49139Coordinates: 17°03′51″S 67°29′29″W / 17.06417°S 67.49139°W / -17.06417; -67.49139
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Qillqata (Aymara qillqaña to write,[2] -ta a suffix to indicate the participle, "written" or "something written", also spelled Kelkhata) is a 3,922-metre (12,867 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It lies in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Qillqata is situated south-west of Malla. The river Malla Jawira flows along its southern slopes.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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. ↑ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 21, 2014. (Sellkhata)
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