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
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. It is located in the
La Paz Department at the border of the
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo ...
,
La Paz Municipality, and the
Sud Yungas Province
Sud Yungas or Sur Yungas ( Aymara: ''Aynach Yunka jisk'a'') is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It was created during the presidency of José Manuel Pando on January 12, 1900. The capital of the province is Chulumani.
Geograph ...
,
Yanacachi Municipality. Mik'aya lies north-east of the city of
La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...
, south-east of the mountains
Ch'uñawi and
Wak'ani and north of the mountains
Jathi Qullu
Jathi Qullu (Aymara language, Aymara ''jathi'' heavy, ''qullu'' mountain, "heavy mountain", also spelled ''Hati Kkollu, Hati Kollu, Jathi Khollu, Jati Qollu'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes, ...
and
Sirk'i Qullu
Sirk'i Qullu (Aymara language, 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 (Bolivia), Cordillera Real in the Andes of ...
.
[ (labelled ''Mucaya'')]
Mik'aya lake and stream
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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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See also
* Chacaltaya
Chacaltaya ( Mollo language for "''bridge of winds''" or "''winds meeting point''", Aymara for "cold road") is a mountain in the Cordillera Real, one of the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental, itself a range of the Bolivian Andes. Its ...
* Inkachaka Dam
* Sirk'i Quta
* List of mountains in the Andes
A sortable list of mountains above 4,000 metres in the South American Andes.
Considerations
The list is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes. There are many named and unnamed peaks in the Andes that are currently not included in this lis ...
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Five-thousanders of the Andes
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