Q'ilani

For the mountain on the border of the provinces of Ingavi and Los Andes, La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Q'ilani (Ingavi-Los Andes).
Q'ilani
Q'ilani

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,686 m (15,374 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°04′18″S 68°21′48″W / 17.07167°S 68.36333°W / -17.07167; -68.36333Coordinates: 17°04′18″S 68°21′48″W / 17.07167°S 68.36333°W / -17.07167; -68.36333
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Q'ilani (Aymara q'ila a kind of flower, similar to the lupin,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with the q'ila plant", also spelled Kelani) is a 4,686 m (15,374 ft) high mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Coro Coro Municipality.[1][3]

The Jach'a Jawira (Aymara for "big river") which later is named Colorado, Mani, then Colorado again and finally Katari originates northeast of the mountain. It empties into Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estación General Ballivián 5942-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. "Coro Coro". Retrieved February 27, 2016.


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