Janq'u Qalani
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°10′52″S 68°13′09″W / 17.18111°S 68.21917°W / -17.18111; -68.21917
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Janq'u Qalani (Aymara janq'u white, qala stone,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with the white stone", also spelled Jankho Khalani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Coro Coro Municipality. Janq'u Qalani lies on the bank of the Ch'alla Jawira ("sand river").[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cañaviri 5942-II
  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. "Coro Coro". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016. (unnamed)


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