Tira K'ark'a (Aymara tira cradle, k'ark'a crevice, fissure, crack,[2] also spelled Tirakarka) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,974 metres (16,319 ft) high. It lies in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality. Tira K'ark'a is situated at the lake Q'ara Quta south-west of the mountain Phaq'u Kiwuta.[1][3]
Tira K'ark'a | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,974 m (16,319 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 16°7′55″S 68°21′39″W / 16.13194°S 68.36083°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia, La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Real |
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Cordillera Real Topographical Map, Bolivia". summitpost.org. Retrieved August 23, 2014. (north is upper left) (unnamed, 4,974 m)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Batallas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 24, 2014.