Qullqini

Qullqini
Qullqini

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Range Andes, La Raya
Coordinates 14°23′42″S 71°03′42″W / 14.39500°S 71.06167°WCoordinates: 14°23′42″S 71°03′42″W / 14.39500°S 71.06167°W

Qullqini (Aymara qullqi silver,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with silver", hispanicized spelling Colquene) is a mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Marangani District. Qullqini lies near the La Raya pass southwest of Qillqa and Kuntur Quta and northwest of Huch'uy K'uchu. It is situated at the Qillqa valley whose stream flows to the Willkanuta River.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Cusco Region)
  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)