P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Oruro)

P'iq'iñ Q'ara
P'iq'iñ Q'ara
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,763 m (15,627 ft)
Coordinates18°58′12″S 68°53′25″W / 18.97000°S 68.89028°W / -18.97000; -68.89028
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sabaya Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Occidental

P'iq'iñ Q'ara (Aymara p'iq'iña head, q'ara bare, bald, p'iq'iña q'ara bald, "baldheaded", Hispanicized spelling Pekheñ Khara) is a 4,763-metre-high (15,627 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sabaya Province, Sabaya Municipality. P'iq'iñ Q'ara is situated south-west of the mountain Kimsa Chata, near the border with Chile. It lies at the confluence of the rivers Chullumpiri Jawira and Lliscaya Jawira.