Jach'a Walluni

Jach'a Walluni
Jach'a Walluni

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,140 m (13,580 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°04′49″S 67°32′06″W / 17.08028°S 67.53500°W / -17.08028; -67.53500Coordinates: 17°04′49″S 67°32′06″W / 17.08028°S 67.53500°W / -17.08028; -67.53500
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Jach'a Walluni (Aymara jach'a big, wallu rocks, cliffs,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with big cliffs" or "the big one with cliffs", also spelled Jachcha Hualluni) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,140 m (13,580 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Jach'a Walluni lies northwest of Jach'a Wayllani and Tani Tani.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-I
  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. "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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