Janq'u Jaqhi (Loayza)

This article is about the mountain in the Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Janq'u Jaqhi.
Janq'u Jaqhi
Janq'u Jaqhi

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,400 m (11,200 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°57′23″S 67°37′39″W / 16.95639°S 67.62750°W / -16.95639; -67.62750Coordinates: 16°57′23″S 67°37′39″W / 16.95639°S 67.62750°W / -16.95639; -67.62750
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Janq'u Jaqhi (Aymara janq'u white, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2][3] "white cliff", also spelled Jankho Jakke) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,400 m (11,200 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. It lies northeast of Jukumarini and southeast of Sawaya.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cairoma 6043-II
  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. ↑ www.ucb.edu.bo Aymara-Spanish dictionary
  4. ↑ "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
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