Pichaqani (Vinto)

Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha a big needle,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a big needle", also spelled Pichacani) is a 4,240-metre-high (13,910 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Vinto Municipality. Pichaqani lies southwest of Tunari and southeast of Phullu Punchu.[1][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Vinto Municipality, Quillacollo Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Pichaqani.
Pichaqani
Pichaqani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,240 m (13,910 ft) [1]
Coordinates17°18′33″S 66°24′12″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  2. 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) see: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa
  3. "Vinto". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.


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