Wayna Khunu Qullu

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Wayna Khunu Qullu
Wayna Khunu Qullu
Bolivia
Elevation 5,640 m (18,504 ft)[1]
Location
Range Andes, Kimsa Cruz mountain range

Wayna Khunu Qullu or Wayna Khunuqullu (Aymara wayna young (man), bachelor, khunu snow, qullu mountain,[2]"young snow covered mountain", hispanicized spellings Huayna Cuno Collo / Huaynacunocollo / Huayna Cuno Kollo) is one of the highest peaks in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range (Cordillera Kimsa Cruz or Quimsa Cruz) in the Andes of Bolivia with a height of about 5,640 metres / 18,504 ft.

Wayna Khunu Qullu is located in the La Paz Department, on the border of Inquisivi Province and Loayza Province, south east of Jach'a Khunu Qullu, the highest elevation in this mountain range.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brain, Yossi, Bolivia: A Climbing Guide, p. 184
  2. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary:
    Wayna (s.) - Hombre joven, soltero.
    Khunu (s.) - Nevada.
    Qullu (s.) - Cerro. Monton de algo.
  3. ↑ Echevarría, Evelio, Cordillera Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia, Alpine Journal (2006), see map, p. 153

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