Janq'u Qullu (Pando)

This article is about the mountain in the Pando Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Janq'u Qullu (disambiguation).
Janq'u Qullu
Janq'u Qullu

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,660 m (15,290 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°10′27″S 69°24′17″W / 17.17417°S 69.40472°W / -17.17417; -69.40472Coordinates: 17°10′27″S 69°24′17″W / 17.17417°S 69.40472°W / -17.17417; -69.40472
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
José Manuel Pando Province
Parent range Andes

Janq'u Qullu (Aymara janq'u white, qullu mountain,[2] "white mountain", also spelled Jankho Kkollu) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,660 m (15,290 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, José Manuel Pando Province, Catacora Municipality. The Janq'u Qullu River which originates southwest of the mountain flows along its slopes. [1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sinejavi 5742-III
  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. "Catacora". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 25, 2015.


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