Mik'aya (Aymara for abyss in the water,[2] also spelled Mikhaya) is a 5,342-metre-high (17,526 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department at the border of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, and the Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality. Mik'aya lies north-east of the city of La Paz, south-east of the mountains Ch'uñawi and Wak'ani and north of the mountains Jathi Qullu and Sirk'i Qullu.[3]

Mik'aya
A view of La Paz with the Cordillera Real in the background. Mik'aya lies in the sector shown in the upper left part of this image. Mururata is visible on the right.
Highest point
Elevation	5,342 m (17,526 ft)[1]
Coordinates	16°21′59″S 67°56′09″W
Geography
Mik'aya Bolivia Show map of Bolivia Mik'aya Mik'aya (South America) Show map of South America
Location	Bolivia, La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Real

Mik'aya lake and stream

Mik'aya Lake
Laguna Mikhaya
Location	Bolivia, La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province
Coordinates	16°21′45″S 67°57′19″W

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.[1]

See also

• Chacaltaya
• Inkachaka Dam
• Sirk'i Quta
• List of mountains in the Andes

References

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