Pirwata

Pirwata
Pirwata

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,060 m (16,600 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°12′51″S 66°23′59″W / 17.21417°S 66.39972°W / -17.21417; -66.39972Coordinates: 17°12′51″S 66°23′59″W / 17.21417°S 66.39972°W / -17.21417; -66.39972
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Pirwata (Aymara and Quechua pirwa granary, depostit,[2][3] -ta a suffix, also spelled Pirhuata) is a 5,060 m (16,600 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, on the border of the Ayopaya Province, Morochata Municipality, and the Quillacollo Province, Quillacollo Municipality.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Cocapata, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1997
  2. ↑ Ministerio de Educación, Dirección National de Educación Bilingue Intercultural, Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ "Quillacollo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  5. ↑ Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD (unnamed)


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