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Lluxita (La Paz)

Coordinates: 17°03′30″S 67°32′50″W / 17.05833°S 67.54722°W / -17.05833; -67.54722
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Lluxita
Lluxita is located in Bolivia
Lluxita
Lluxita
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,000 m (13,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°03′30″S 67°32′50″W / 17.05833°S 67.54722°W / -17.05833; -67.54722
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Lluxita (Aymara lluxi shell of a mussel; landslide,[2][3] -ta a suffix, also spelled Llojeta) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Lluxita lies northwest of Jach'a Walluni and Turini, east of the village of Capilla Santa Cruz. The Malla Jawira flows along its slopes.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-I
  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. ^ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.