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Qala Waxrani

Coordinates: 16°37′28″S 68°49′41″W / 16.62444°S 68.82806°W / -16.62444; -68.82806
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Qala Waxrani
Qala Waxrani is located in Bolivia
Qala Waxrani
Qala Waxrani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,316 m (14,160 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°37′28″S 68°49′41″W / 16.62444°S 68.82806°W / -16.62444; -68.82806
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Qala Waxrani (Aymara qala stone, waxra horn,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a stone horn", also spelled Khalawajrani) is a 4,316-metre-high (14,160 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Guaqui Municipality, south-east of Guaqui.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 5844-III Guaqui
  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. ^ "Guaqui". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.