Mik'aya

Mountain in Bolivia
Mik'aya is located in Bolivia
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Mik'aya is located in South America
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CountryBoliviaStateLa Paz DepartmentRegionSud Yungas ProvinceParent rangeAndes, Cordillera RealBorders onPedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, and the Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi MunicipalityMik'aya LakeAymara: Laguna Mikhaya
Mik'aya Lake is located in Bolivia
Mik'aya Lake
Mik'aya Lake
Location of Mik'aya in Bolivia
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Sud Yungas ProvinceCoordinates16°21′45″S 67°57′19″W / 16.36250°S 67.95528°W / -16.36250; -67.95528Primary inflowsMeltwaterSurface elevation5,342 metres (17,526 ft)

Mik'aya (Aymara for abyss in the water,[2] also spelled Mikhaya) is a 5,342-metre-high (17,526 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department at the border of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, and the Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality. Mik'aya lies north-east of the city of La Paz, south-east of the mountains Ch'uñawi and Wak'ani and north of the mountains Jathi Qullu and Sirk'i Qullu.[3]

Mik'aya lake and stream

Mik'aya is also the name of a small nearby lake and the name of a stream west of the mountain. The stream flows to the west along the lake Qhunqhu Wiqara (Kunco Huikara) and then to the south-west.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 6044-IV 'Chojlla'
  2. ^ Félix Layme Pairumani, Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano - Aymara, Para: sexta Edición (Corregida y aumentada) 2010 (Spanish-Aymara dictionary)
  3. ^ "Yanacachi". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014. (labelled Mucaya)


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