Q'ara Qullu

This article is about the mountain in the Achacachi Municipality, Omasuyos Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Q'ara Qullu.
Q'ara Qullu
Q'ara Qullu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,956 m (16,260 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°56′54″S 68°32′45″W / 15.94833°S 68.54583°W / -15.94833; -68.54583Coordinates: 15°56′54″S 68°32′45″W / 15.94833°S 68.54583°W / -15.94833; -68.54583
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Omasuyos Province
Parent range Andes

Q'ara Qullu (Aymara q'ara bare, bald, qullu mountain,[2] "bare mountain", also spelled Khara Khollu, Khara Kkollu) is a 4,956 m (16,260 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Omasuyos Province, Achacachi Municipality. Q'ara Qullu lies south of Janq'u Uma and Janq'u K'ark'a of the Cordillera Real. San Francisco Lake is at its feet, east of it.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Warizata 5846-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. ↑ "Achacachi". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 5, 2014.


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