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Allpaqani

Coordinates: 16°35′39″S 67°36′23″W / 16.59417°S 67.60639°W / -16.59417; -67.60639
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Allpaqani
Allpaqani is located in Bolivia
Allpaqani
Allpaqani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,700 m (12,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°35′39″S 67°36′23″W / 16.59417°S 67.60639°W / -16.59417; -67.60639
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province
Parent rangeAndes

Allpaqani (Aymara allpaqa a kind of llama,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the alpaca (or alpacas)", hispanicized spelling Alpacani) is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 3,700 m (12,139 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Irupana Municipality.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Lambate 6044-II
  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. ^ "Irupana". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2015.