Q'ilani (Ingavi-Los Andes)

For the mountain in the Aroma Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Q'ilani.
Q'ilani
Q'ilani

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,216 m (13,832 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°46′15″S 68°29′40″W / 16.77083°S 68.49444°W / -16.77083; -68.49444Coordinates: 16°46′15″S 68°29′40″W / 16.77083°S 68.49444°W / -16.77083; -68.49444
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Q'ilani[1] (Aymara q'ila a kind of flower, similar to the lupin,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with the q'ila plant", also spelled Kelani) is a 4,216 m (13,832 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, and in the Los Andes Province, Laja Municipality. It lies west of Turini.[1][3] The Ch'iyar Jawira ("black river") originates north of the mountain. It flows to the northeast.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ley No. 2351, Ley de 7 de Mayo de 2002
  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. "Jesús de Machaca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 4, 2016. (unnamed)
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