Janq'u K'ark'a (Larecaja-Murillo)

For the mountain on the border of the Larecaja Province and the Omasuyos Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Janq'u K'ark'a (Larecaja-Omasuyos).
Janq'u K'ark'a
Janq'u K'ark'a

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,038 m (16,529 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°6′41″S 68°13′3″W / 16.11139°S 68.21750°W / -16.11139; -68.21750Coordinates: 16°6′41″S 68°13′3″W / 16.11139°S 68.21750°W / -16.11139; -68.21750
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Murillo Province
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Real

Janq'u K'ark'a (Aymara janq'u white, k'ark'a crevice, fissure, crack,[2] "white crevice", also spelled Jankho Karka, Janq'u Karka) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,038 metres (16,529 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality, and in the Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality.[1][3] Janq'u K'ark'a lies north-east of the mountain Kunturiri.

References

  1. 1 2 "Cordillera Real Topographical Map, Bolivia". summitpost.org. Retrieved August 23, 2014. (north is upper left)
  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. ↑ "La Paz, Murillo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 23, 2014.


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