Tira Qullu

Tira Qullu
Tira Qullu

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,832 m (15,853 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°12′09″S 68°18′53″W / 16.20250°S 68.31472°W / -16.20250; -68.31472Coordinates: 16°12′09″S 68°18′53″W / 16.20250°S 68.31472°W / -16.20250; -68.31472
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Real

Tira Qullu (Aymara tira cradle, qullu mountain,[2] "cradle mountain", also spelled Tira Kkollu) is a 4,832-metre (15,853 ft) high mountain in the western extension of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality. Tira Qullu lies between the lakes Sura Quta and Taypi Chaka Quta in the west and Juri Quta in the east. It is situated south-west of the mountains Jach'a Jipiña and Milluni.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Peñas 5945-III
  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. ↑ "Pucarani". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved September 10, 2014. (unnamed)


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