Mik'aya (Aymara for abyss in the water,[2] also spelled Mikhaya) is a 5,342-metre-high (17,526 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department at the border of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, and the Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality. Mik'aya lies north-east of the city of La Paz, south-east of the mountains Ch'uñawi and Wak'ani and north of the mountains Jathi Qullu and Sirk'i Qullu.[3]
| Mik'aya | |
|---|---|
| Mikhaya | |
 A view of La Paz with the Cordillera Real in the background. Mik'aya lies in the sector shown in the upper left part of this image. Mururata is visible on the right. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,342 m (17,526 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 16°21′59″S 67°56′09″W / 16.36639°S 67.93583°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Abyss in the water |
| Language of name | Aymara |
| Geography | |
  Mik'aya  Mik'aya | |
| Country | Bolivia |
| State | La Paz Department |
| Region | Sud Yungas Province |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Real |
| Borders on | Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, and the Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality |
| Mik'aya Lake | |
| Aymara: Laguna Mikhaya | |
 Mik'aya Lake Location of Mik'aya in Bolivia | |
| Location | Bolivia, La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province |
| Coordinates | 16°21′45″S 67°57′19″W / 16.36250°S 67.95528°W |
| Primary inflows | Meltwater |
| Surface elevation | 5,342 metres (17,526 ft) |
Mik'aya lake and stream
editMik'aya is also the name of a small nearby lake and the name of a stream west of the mountain. The stream flows to the west along the lake Qhunqhu Wiqara (Kunco Huikara) and then to the south-west.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 6044-IV 'Chojlla'
- ^ Félix Layme Pairumani, Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano - Aymara, Para: sexta Edición (Corregida y aumentada) 2010 (Spanish-Aymara dictionary)
- ^ "Yanacachi". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014. (labelled Mucaya)
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