Jach'a Qullu (Peru)

This article is about the mountain in the Tacna Region, Peru. For other uses, see Jach'a Qullu.
Jach'a Qullu

Barroso mountain range (on the left) as seen from space (NASA Landsat). Jach'a Qullu is visible on the bottom of the image.
Highest point
Elevation 5,690 m (18,670 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°33′48″S 69°52′15″W / 17.56333°S 69.87083°W / -17.56333; -69.87083Coordinates: 17°33′48″S 69°52′15″W / 17.56333°S 69.87083°W / -17.56333; -69.87083
Geography
Jach'a Qullu

Peru

Location Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes, Barroso

Jach'a Qullu (Aymara jach'a big, great, qullu mountain,[2] "big mountain", hispanicized spelling Achacollo) is a mountain in the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,690 metres (18,668 ft) high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, and in the Tarata Province, Estique District, northwest of the Chupikiña volcano and Wanq'uni.[3]

Map of the area showing Jach'a Qullu

References

  1. ↑ biblioineipub INEI, Peru, Departamento Tacna: Principales elevaciónes con indicación de su tipo, ubicación, geografía y política (in Spanish)
  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. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)


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