Ch'iqlla

Ch'iqlla

Laguna Colorada and Ch'iqlla (above it) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation 5,709 m (18,730 ft)[1]
Coordinates 22°06′15″S 67°45′35″W / 22.10417°S 67.75972°W / -22.10417; -67.75972Coordinates: 22°06′15″S 67°45′35″W / 22.10417°S 67.75972°W / -22.10417; -67.75972
Geography
Ch'iqlla

Location in Bolivia

Location Bolivia
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Ch'iqlla (Quechua for tadpole,[2] also spelled Chijlla) is a 5,709-metre-high (18,730 ft) mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality. Ch'iqlla lies between the Ch'iqu volcano in the north and Laguna Colorada in the south.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Volcán Chico 6027-IV
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "San Pablo de Lípez". Retrieved January 24, 2016. (unnamed)
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