Millu Jaqhi

For the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia, see Millu Jaqhi (Oruro).
Millu Jaqhi
Millu Jaqhi

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,186 m (13,734 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°13′34″S 67°31′41″W / 17.22611°S 67.52806°W / -17.22611; -67.52806Coordinates: 17°13′34″S 67°31′41″W / 17.22611°S 67.52806°W / -17.22611; -67.52806
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Millu Jaqhi (Aymara millu a kind of salpeter, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2] "salpeter cliff", also spelled Millu Jakke) is a 4,186 m (13,734 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Sica Sica Municipality.[1][3]

The Qullpa Jawira ("salpeter river",[2] Khollpa Jahuira) originates south of Millu Jaqhi. It flows to the north.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sicasica 6042-II
  2. 1 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. ↑ "Sica Sica". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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