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Piqa

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Elevation
  
5,038 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Piqa

Location
  
Bolivia, Potosí Department, Chile, Tarapacá Region

Similar
  
Cerro Araral, Nevados de Poquis, Cerro Doña Inés, Cerro Vicuñas, Sierra Nevada de Lagunas

Piqa (Aymara for a mass of maize prepared to make chicha, Hispanicized spelling Piga) is a mountain in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Chile, west of the Salar de Uyuni. It has a height of 5,038 metres (16,529 ft).

Map of Cerro Piga, Pica, Potos%C3%AD, Chile

On the Bolivian side Piqa lies in the Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, Llica Municipality, Canquella Canton, and on the Chilean side it belongs to the Tarapacá Region. One of the nearest mountains is Ch'alla Qullu north-east of it.

References

Piqa Wikipedia