Phallata

Phallata
Phallata

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,780 m (15,680 ft)[1]
Coordinates 15°40′20″S 68°31′26″W / 15.67222°S 68.52389°W / -15.67222; -68.52389Coordinates: 15°40′20″S 68°31′26″W / 15.67222°S 68.52389°W / -15.67222; -68.52389
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent range Andes

Phallata (Aymara phallaña to burst,[2] -ta a suffix, "burst" or "exploded", also spelled Pallada, Pallana) is a mountain north of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,780 m (15,680 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality.[1][3] It lies at a lake of that name (Pallada).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Tacacoma 5847-II, see Pallana, and Laguna de Pallada
  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. "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  4. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I, see Pallada
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