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Qala Piwrani

Coordinates: 17°30′48″S 66°55′51″W / 17.51333°S 66.93083°W / -17.51333; -66.93083
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Qala Piwrani
Qala Piwrani is located in Bolivia
Qala Piwrani
Qala Piwrani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,571 m (14,997 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°30′48″S 66°55′51″W / 17.51333°S 66.93083°W / -17.51333; -66.93083
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province
Parent rangeAndes

Qala Piwrani (Aymara qala stone, piwra granary,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a stone granary", also spelled Khala Piurani) is a 4,571-metre-high (14,997 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Colquiri Municipality. Qala Pirwani lies northeast of Iru Pata and Jaqi Jiwata.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Leque 6241-III
  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. ^ "Colquiri". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.