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Qala Patxa

Coordinates: 16°40′04″S 70°08′17″W / 16.66778°S 70.13806°W / -16.66778; -70.13806
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Qala Patxa
Qala Patxa is located in Peru
Qala Patxa
Qala Patxa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°40′04″S 70°08′17″W / 16.66778°S 70.13806°W / -16.66778; -70.13806
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region
Parent rangeAndes

Qala Patxa (Aymara qala stone, patxa ridge,[2] "stone ridge", possibly erroneously also spelled Calapatia (from Calapatja)) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. Qala Patxa lies southeast of Willkani.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region) (unnamed)
  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)