Janq'u Jaqhi (Oruro)

This article is about the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Janq'u Jaqhi.
Janq'u Jaqhi
Janq'u Jaqhi

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,520 m (14,830 ft)[1]
Coordinates 18°04′10″S 68°23′57″W / 18.06944°S 68.39917°W / -18.06944; -68.39917Coordinates: 18°04′10″S 68°23′57″W / 18.06944°S 68.39917°W / -18.06944; -68.39917
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department
Parent range Andes

Janq'u Jaqhi (Aymara janq'u white, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2] "white cliff", also spelled Jankho Jakke) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,520 metres (14,829 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, at the border of the municipalities of Curahuara de Carangas and Turco. Janq'u Jaqhi lies southwest of Chilli Qhata.[1][3]


References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-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. "Turco". Retrieved March 5, 2016. (unnamed)
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