Jach'a Khunu Qullu

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Jach'a Khunu Qullu
Jach'a Khunu Qullu
Bolivia
Elevation 5,800 m (19,029 ft)[1]
Location
Range Andes, Kimsa Cruz mountain range
Coordinates 16°58′S 67°20′W / 16.967°S 67.333°W / -16.967; -67.333Coordinates: 16°58′S 67°20′W / 16.967°S 67.333°W / -16.967; -67.333
Climbing
First ascent Reached shoulder 20m below top-1911: 1-1939.[2]

Jach'a Khunu Qullu or Jach'a Khunuqullu (Aymara jach'a big, khunu snow, qullu mountain,[3]"big snow covered mountain", hispanicized spellings Jacha Cuno Collo / Jachacunocollo / Jacha Cuno Kollo) is a mountain located in the Andes in Bolivia. It is the highest elevation in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range (Cordillera Kimsa Cruz or Quimsa Cruz) reaching a height of about 5,800 metres (19,029 ft). Jach'a Khunu Qullu is situated in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality, north west of Wayna Khunu Qullu, the second highest mountain in this mountain range.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brain, Yossi, Bolivia: A Climbing Guide, p. 182
  2. ↑ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes
  3. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary:
    Jach'a (adj.) - Fuerte y grande, largo o alto. Muchedumbre o junta de alguna cosa. Khunu (s.) - Nevada. Qullu (s.) - Cerro. Montón de algo.
  4. ↑ Echevarría, Evelio, Cordillera Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia, Alpine Journal (2006), see map, p. 153
  5. ↑ pubs.usgs.gov Labeled satellite photo


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