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Qalsata (Sud Yungas)

Coordinates: 16°21′03″S 67°51′51″W / 16.35083°S 67.86417°W / -16.35083; -67.86417
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Qalsata
Qalsata is located in Bolivia
Qalsata
Qalsata
Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,860 m (15,940 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°21′03″S 67°51′51″W / 16.35083°S 67.86417°W / -16.35083; -67.86417
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province
Parent rangeAndes

Qalsata (Aymara: qalsa, stones,[2] + -ta, a suffix; Hispanicized spelling Calsada) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,860 metres (15,945 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality. Qalsata lies east of the Pirqa Pampa River (Perkha Pampa) which flows to the Unduavi River in the north.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6044-IV Chojlla
  2. ^ Thomas A. Sebeok, Materials for an Aymara Dictionary, Journal de la Société des Américanistes, 1951, p. 133
  3. ^ "Yanacachi". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.