Photos • Location
| Qaral | |
|---|---|
 Qaral as seen from the village of San Juan | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,988 m (16,365 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 20°49′07″S 67°46′53″W / 20.81861°S 67.78139°W |
| Geography | |
  Qaral Location in Bolivia | |
| Location |
Bolivia, Potosí Department |
| Parent range | Andes |
Qaral [2] (Hispanicized spelling Caral, also spelled Karal, Kjaral, K'aral) is a 4,988-metre-high (16,365 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Nor Lípez Province, Colcha "K" Municipality. Qaral lies south of the Uyuni salt flat, south-west of the mountain Lliphi. Some of the nearest villages are Santiago and San Juan (San Juan del Rosario). An intermittent stream named Urqu Sunqu ( Quechua for mountain heart, Orkho Sonkho) originates at the mountain. It flows to the south-west. [1] [3]
References
- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Chilala 6031-IV
- ^ Francisco M. Gil García, A la sombra de los mallkus. Tradición oral, ritualidad y ordenamiento del paisaje en una comunidad de Nor Lípez (Potosí, Bolivia), Revista Española de Antropología Americana 2008, vol. 38, núm. 1, 217-238 (in Spanish)
- ^ "COLCHA "K"". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
Capital:
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