Mik'aya (

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

for abyss in the water, also spelled ''Mikhaya'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the

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. It is located in the La Paz Department at the border of the

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, La Paz Municipality, and the

Sud Yungas Province Sud Yungas or Sur Yungas (Aymara language, Aymara: ''Aynach Yunka jisk'a'') is a Provinces of Bolivia, province in the Bolivian Departments of Bolivia, department of La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz. It was created during the presidency of José ...

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. Mik'aya lies north-east of the city of

La Paz La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities ...

, south-east of the mountains

Ch'uñawi Ch'uñawi ( Aymara for a place where potatoes are spread as part of the procedure to prepare '' ch'uñu'', also spelled ''Chunahui'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia It lies in the La Paz Department, Murillo Provi ...

and

Wak'ani Wak'ani ( Aymara ''wak'a'' girdle, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a girdle", Hispanicized spelling ''Huacani'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, high. It is located in the La Paz Department at t ...

and north of the mountains

Jathi Qullu Jathi Qullu ( Aymara ''jathi'' heavy, ''qullu'' mountain, "heavy mountain", also spelled ''Hati Kkollu, Hati Kollu, Jathi Khollu, Jati Qollu'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes, about high. It is situated in the Yanac ...

and

Sirk'i Qullu Sirk'i Qullu (Aymara ''sirk'i'' wart, ''qullu'' mountain, "wart mountain", also spelled ''Serkhe Kkollu, Serkhe Khollu, Serkhe Kollu, Serque Qollu'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,546 m (18,196 f ...

. (labelled ''Mucaya'')

Mik'aya lake and stream

__NOTOC__ 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.

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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub

Mik'aya lake and stream

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