Janq'u Qala (Cochabamba)

This article is about the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Janq'u Qala.
Janq'u Qala
Janq'u Qala

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,640 m (15,220 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°14′02″S 66°22′37″W / 17.23389°S 66.37694°W / -17.23389; -66.37694Coordinates: 17°14′02″S 66°22′37″W / 17.23389°S 66.37694°W / -17.23389; -66.37694
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Janq'u Qala (Aymara janq'u white, qala stone,[2] "white stone", also spelled Janko Kala) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,640 m (15,220 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Quillacollo Municipality. Janq'u Qala lies at the lake named Wathiya Quta (also spelled Batae, Batea, Beata).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD (unnamed)
  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. "Quillacollo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 3, 2016.


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