Allpaqani

Allpaqani
Allpaqani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,700 m (12,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°35′39″S 67°36′23″W / 16.59417°S 67.60639°W / -16.59417; -67.60639Coordinates: 16°35′39″S 67°36′23″W / 16.59417°S 67.60639°W / -16.59417; -67.60639
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province
Parent range Andes

Allpaqani (Aymara allpaqa a kind of llama, [2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the alpaca (or alpacas)", hispanicized spelling Alpacani) is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 3,700 m (12,139 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Irupana Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Lambate 6044-II
  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. ↑ "Irupana". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 21, 2015.


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