P'iq'iñ Q'ara, Mountain summit in Palca Municipality, La Paz Department, Bolivia
P'iq'iñ Q'ara is a 5,059-metre mountain in the Cordillera Real of the Bolivian Andes, in Palca Municipality, Murillo Province, La Paz Department. It lies southwest of Pupusani, west-northwest of Ch'iyar Qullu and northwest of Illimani. Its Aymara name means "baldheaded", also spelled Phekhen Khara.
P'iq'iñ Q'ara lies in Palca Municipality, Murillo Province, La Paz Department, southwest of Pupusani and northwest of Illimani. The sources record no archaeological sites or settlements on the mountain itself; its documented record is cartographic and toponymic, with the Aymara name p'iq'iña q'ara, "baldheaded", referring to the bare summit.
The name is Aymara: p'iq'iña means "head" and q'ara means "bare" or "bald", so p'iq'iña q'ara describes a baldheaded peak. The mountain is also spelled Phekhen Khara. It stands in Palca Municipality, Murillo Province, La Paz Department, southwest of Pupusani and northwest of Illimani.
Climbing requires proper acclimatization and specialized mountain gear, with the best conditions during the dry season from May to October. Visitors should prepare physically and bring weather-appropriate clothing.
The Aymara name P'iq'iñ Q'ara means "baldheaded", from p'iq'iña (head) and q'ara (bare, bald), describing the peak's bare rock. The mountain is also spelled Phekhen Khara. It lies in Palca Municipality, Murillo Province, La Paz Department, southwest of Pupusani and northwest of Illimani.
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