Qiñwani Punta

Qiñwani Punta
Qiñwani Punta

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,560 m (14,960 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°02′32″S 66°25′37″W / 17.04222°S 66.42694°W / -17.04222; -66.42694Coordinates: 17°02′32″S 66°25′37″W / 17.04222°S 66.42694°W / -17.04222; -66.42694
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Qiñwani Punta (Aymara qiñwa, qiwña a kind of tree [2] (polylepis), -ni a suffix, qiñwani "the one with the qiwña tree", also spelled Kheñwani Punta) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,560 m (14,960 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Morochata Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636
  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. "Morochata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 1, 2016.


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