Janq'u Qala (La Paz)

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

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,900 m (12,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°04′54″S 67°34′12″W / 17.08167°S 67.57000°W / -17.08167; -67.57000Coordinates: 17°04′54″S 67°34′12″W / 17.08167°S 67.57000°W / -17.08167; -67.57000
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Janq'u Qala (Aymara janq'u white, qala stone,[2] "white stone", also spelled Jankho Khala) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,900 m (12,800 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Janq'u Qala lies southeast of Jach'a Ch'uñu Uma and Mula Jalanta.[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 18, 2016.
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