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Yana Qaqa (Nor Chichas)

Coordinates: 20°49′56″S 65°47′15″W / 20.83222°S 65.78750°W / -20.83222; -65.78750
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Yana Qaqa
Highest point
Elevation3,742 m (12,277 ft)[1]
Coordinates20°49′56″S 65°47′15″W / 20.83222°S 65.78750°W / -20.83222; -65.78750
Geography
LocationBolivia
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Qaqa (Quechua yana black, qaqa rock,[2] "black rock", also spelled Yana Khakha) is a 3,742 m (12,277 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Nor Chichas Province, Cotagaita Municipality. Yana Qaqa lies at the Caiti River.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Cotagaitilla 6431-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)
  3. ^ "Cotagaita". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 4, 2016.