Pichaqani (Quillacollo-Tapacarí)
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Pichaqani (
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 ...
''pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha'' a big needle, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with a big needle", also spelled ''Pichacani'') is a mountain in the
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 ...
n
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 ...
. It is located in the
Cochabamba Department Cochabamba (, , ), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the " granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products from ...
, at the border of the
Quillacollo Province Quillacollo is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. It is known for its festival in August where people from all over Bolivia come and pay homage to the Virgin of Urqupiña (''Virgen de Urqupiña''). Quillacollo is said to be one of ...
,
Sipe Sipe Municipality Sipe Sipe Municipality is the second municipal section of the Quillacollo Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The ...
, and the Tapacarí Province. Pichaqani lies southeast of Yuraq Q'asa.


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Mountains of Cochabamba Department Three-thousanders of the Andes {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub