Janq'u Qalani (Oruro)
For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Janq'u Qalani (La Paz).
| Janq'u Qalani | |
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  Janq'u Qalani Location in Bolivia | |
| Elevation | 4,628 m (15,184 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Bolivia, Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 18°11′30″S 66°50′27″W / 18.19167°S 66.84083°WCoordinates: 18°11′30″S 66°50′27″W / 18.19167°S 66.84083°W |
Janq'u Qalani (Aymara janq'u white, qala stone,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the white stone", also spelled Jankho Khalani) is a 4,628-metre (15,184 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Huanuni Municipality. The peak south-west of Janq'u Qalani is named Ñuñu Qullu. Ch'iyara Ch'ankha is the mountain south-east of Janq'u Qalani.[1][3]
The river Lamama Mayu (Quechua for "stepmother river") originates at the feet of the mountains Ñuñu Qullu and Janq'u Qalani. It flows to the south-west where it meets Huanuni River.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BIGM map 1:50,000 6239-III Huanuni
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "Huanuni". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 11, 2014. (unnamed, near Chacara)
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