Millu Jaqhi (Oruro)

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Millu Jaqhi.
Millu Jaqhi
Millu Jaqhi

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,076 m (13,373 ft)[1]
Coordinates 18°50′18″S 66°40′33″W / 18.83833°S 66.67583°W / -18.83833; -66.67583Coordinates: 18°50′18″S 66°40′33″W / 18.83833°S 66.67583°W / -18.83833; -66.67583
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Challapata Province
Parent range Andes

Millu Jaqhi (Aymara millu a kind of salpeter, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2] "salpeter cliff", also spelled Millu Jakke) is a 4,076-metre-high (13,373 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality. Millu Jaqhi lies at the left bank of the Crucero River, west of the village of Ancacato.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 BIGM map 1:50,000 6237-II Cerro Azanaques
  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. "Challapata". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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