Pirwata

Pirwata (Aymara and Quechua pirwa granary, deposit,[2][3] -ta a suffix, also spelled Pirhuata) is a 5,060-metre-high (16,600 ft) 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]

Pirwata
Pirwata is located in Bolivia
Pirwata
Pirwata
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,060 m (16,600 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°12′51″S 66°23′59″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. "Quillacollo". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. 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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