Machu Tanka Tanka | |
Elevation M: | 4866 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Location: | Bolivia, Cochabamba Department, Bolívar Province |
Range: | Andes |
Map: | Bolivia |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -18.0761°N -66.7125°W |
Machu Tanka Tanka (possibly from Quechua machu old, Aymara tanka hat and biretta of priests, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "the old one with many hats", or Machu Tanqa Tanqa (Aymara tanqa tanqa beetle,[2] "the old beetle") Hispanicized spelling Macho Tankha Tankha) is a 4866m (15,965feet) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Cochabamba Department, Bolívar Province. Machu Tanka Tanka lies northeast of the slightly lower mountain Wayna Tanka Tanka.[1] [3]