Q'illu Apachita

Q'illu Apachita
Q'illu Apachita

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,440 m (14,570 ft) [1]
Coordinates 20°07′15″S 64°47′35″W / 20.12083°S 64.79306°W / -20.12083; -64.79306Coordinates: 20°07′15″S 64°47′35″W / 20.12083°S 64.79306°W / -20.12083; -64.79306
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Q'illu Apachita (Aymara and Quechua q'illu yellow, apachita the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name for a stone cairn in the Andes, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains,[2][3] also spelled Khellu Apacheta) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,440 m (14,570 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Nor Cinti Province, San Lucas Municipality. It lies northeast of Llaqta Pampa.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Canchas Blancas 6633-IV
  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. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ "San Lucas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 25, 2016.


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