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Yana Qaqa (Potosí)

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Coordinates: 19°31′00″S 65°45′41″W / 19.51667°S 65.76139°W / -19.51667; -65.76139
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This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Yana Qaqa.
Yana Qaqa
Yana Qaqa is located in Bolivia
Yana Qaqa
Yana Qaqa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,180 m (13,710 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°31′00″S 65°45′41″W / 19.51667°S 65.76139°W / -19.51667; -65.76139
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Qaqa (Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[2] "black rock", also spelled Yana Khakha) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,180 m (13,710 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality, north of the city of Potosí.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Potosí (Oeste) 6435-III
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 4, 2016.


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