Silla Pata (Aymara silla cane of maize, pata step,[2] "maize cane step") is a 5,442-metre-high (17,854 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, Palca Municipality. Silla Pata lies in the southern part of the Illimani massif. It is situated south-east of the highest point of the massif and Layqa Qullu and south-west of Link'u Link'u.[1][3]

Silla Pata
The Illimani massif as seen from the south with Silla Pata (lower center, left, snowless)
Highest point
Elevation5,442 m (17,854 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°40′36″S 67°45′37″W / 16.67667°S 67.76028°W / -16.67667; -67.76028
Geography
Silla Pata is located in Bolivia
Silla Pata
Silla Pata
Location within Bolivia
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Murillo Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cohoni 6043-IV
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ "Palca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 4, 2014. (unnamed)