Llallawa (Sica Sica)

Llallawa
Llallawa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,653 m (15,266 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°13′55″S 67°45′39″W / 17.23194°S 67.76083°W / -17.23194; -67.76083Coordinates: 17°13′55″S 67°45′39″W / 17.23194°S 67.76083°W / -17.23194; -67.76083 
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Llallawa (Aymara for a monstrous potato (like two potatoes) or animal,[2] also named Llallagua Grande) is a 4,653-metre-high (15,266 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Sica Sica Municipality. The two peaks of Llallawa lie northeast of Malla Jaqhi. The lower one (Llallagua Chico) is northwest of the main peak at 17°13′31″S 67°45′59″W / 17.22528°S 67.76639°W / -17.22528; -67.76639.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Patacamaya 6042-III
  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. ↑ "Sica Sica". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016. (unnamed)
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