Qiñwa Qullu

Qiñwa Qullu
Qiñwa Qullu

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,160 m (13,650 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°18′52″S 65°39′26″W / 19.31444°S 65.65722°W / -19.31444; -65.65722Coordinates: 19°18′52″S 65°39′26″W / 19.31444°S 65.65722°W / -19.31444; -65.65722
Geography
Location Bolivia
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Qiñwa Qullu (Aymara qiñwa a kind of tree, qullu mountain,[2] "qiñwa mountain", also spelled Kheñwa Kkollu) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,160 m (13,650 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Tacobamba Municipality. Qiñwa Qullu lies on the left bank of the Ch'aki Mayu (Quechua for "dry river"). Its waters flow to the Pillku Mayu (Quechua for "red river"):[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1.50,000 6436-II Colavi
  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. ↑ "Tacobamba". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 7, 2016.


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