Malla Jaqhi

Malla Jaqhi
Malla Jaqhi

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,520 m (14,830 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°14′03″S 67°46′31″W / 17.23417°S 67.77528°W / -17.23417; -67.77528Coordinates: 17°14′03″S 67°46′31″W / 17.23417°S 67.77528°W / -17.23417; -67.77528
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Malla Jaqhi (Aymara malla lead, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2] "lead cliff", also spelled Malla Jakke) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,520 m (14,830 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Sica Sica Municipality. Malla Jaqhi lies southwest of Llallawa.[1][3]

Malla Jaqhi is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates east of the mountain. Its waters flow to the southwest.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Patacamaya 6042-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. "Sica Sica". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 29, 2016. (unnamed)
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