Qala P'axrani Explained

Qala P'axrani
Elevation M:4262
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia
La Paz Department
Range:Andes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.6514°N -68.59°W

Qala P'axrani (Aymara qala stone, p'axra bald head,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a stone bald head", also spelled Cala Pajrani) is a 4262m (13,983feet) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Laja Municipality. Qala P'axrani is situated south-west of Pukara (Pucara), north-west of the mountain Kunkani. The river Ch'amaka Jawira ("dark river", Chamaca Jahuira) originates near the mountain. It flows to the north as a left tributary of Wakira River.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. IGM map 1:50,000 5844-II Tiahuanacu
  2. see: Qala and Calva
  3. Web site: Laja . . INE, Bolivia . October 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026062145/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=021202&tipo=1 . October 26, 2014 .