Chullpa Chullpani

Chullpa Chullpani
Chullpa Chullpani

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,878 m (16,004 ft)[1]
Coordinates 18°55′13″S 66°38′56″W / 18.92028°S 66.64889°W / -18.92028; -66.64889Coordinates: 18°55′13″S 66°38′56″W / 18.92028°S 66.64889°W / -18.92028; -66.64889
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Challapata Province
Parent range Andes

Chullpa Chullpani (Aymara chullpa an ancient funerary building,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or complex of something, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a group of chullpa") is a 4,878-metre-high (16,004 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality, east of Challapata. Chullpa Chullpani lies southwest of Wila Willk'i. It is situated at the Qala Jawira ("stone river", Hispanicized spelling Khala Jahuira), an affluent of the Crucero River.[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 September 5, 2014.
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