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Qaqinkura

Coordinates: 16°31′11″S 67°38′18″W / 16.51972°S 67.63833°W / -16.51972; -67.63833
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Qaqinkura
Qaqinkura is located in Bolivia
Qaqinkura
Qaqinkura
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,200 m (10,500 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°31′11″S 67°38′18″W / 16.51972°S 67.63833°W / -16.51972; -67.63833
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province
Parent rangeAndes

Qaqinkura (Aymara for wading bird; a South American ibis (Theristicus)[2] also spelled Caquingora) is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 3,200 m (10,499 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Irupana Municipality, east of Mururata.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Lambate 6044-II
  2. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015. (see: Zancuda)
  3. ^ "Irupana". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2015.