Pallqa K'ark'a Explained

Pallqa K'ark'a
Elevation M:5046
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Range:Andes, Cordillera Real
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-15.9608°N -68.3267°W

Pallqa K'ark'a (Aymara pallqa bifurcation, k'ark'a crevice, fissure, crack, "bifurcation crevice", also spelled Palca Karka) is a 5046m (16,555feet) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, in the south-west of the Guanay Municipality. Pallqa K'ark'a lies north-east of the mountain Chachakumani at the confluence of the rivers Ch'ijini (Chiquini) and Waraqu (Waraco).[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III
  2. Web site: Guanay. . INE, Bolivia. October 1, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070427/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020602&tipo=1. October 6, 2014. (unnamed)