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Yana Qaqa (Potosí)

Coordinates: 19°31′00″S 65°45′41″W / 19.51667°S 65.76139°W / -19.51667; -65.76139
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Yana Qaqa
Yana Qaqa is located in Bolivia
Yana Qaqa
Yana Qaqa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,180 m (13,710 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°31′00″S 65°45′41″W / 19.51667°S 65.76139°W / -19.51667; -65.76139
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Qaqa (Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[2] "black rock", also spelled Yana Khakha) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,180 m (13,710 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality, north of the city of Potosí.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Potosí (Oeste) 6435-III
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 4, 2016.