Janq'u Qullu (Oruro)

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

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,822 m (15,820 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°55′56″S 68°48′38″W / 18.93222°S 68.81056°W / -18.93222; -68.81056Coordinates: 18°55′56″S 68°48′38″W / 18.93222°S 68.81056°W / -18.93222; -68.81056
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Mejillones Province
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Occidental

Janq'u Qullu (Aymara janq'u white, qullu mountain,[2][3] "white mountain", also spelled Jankho Kkollu) is a 4,822-metre-high (15,820 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Mejillones Province, La Rivera Municipality. Janq'u Qullu lies southeast of Laram Pukara and Taypi Qullu.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ BIGM map 1:50,000 Cerro Capitan 5837-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. ↑ portal.perueduca.edu.pe Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa (Aymara-Spanish Dictionary)
  4. ↑ "La Rivera". Retrieved August 13, 2014.
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