Ñuñuni Qalani

Ñuñuni Qalani
Ñuñuni Qalani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,940 m (16,210 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°03′56″S 68°12′28″W / 16.06556°S 68.20778°W / -16.06556; -68.20778Coordinates: 16°03′56″S 68°12′28″W / 16.06556°S 68.20778°W / -16.06556; -68.20778
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Real

Ñuñuni Qalani (Aymara ñuñu breast, qala stone,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, also spelled Nununi Khalani) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,940 metres (16,207 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality. Ñuñuni Qalani lies in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Real. It is situated south-east of the river Uma Pallqa ("water bifurcation", Uma Palca) and the village of Uma Pallqa.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Zongo 5945-I
  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. ↑ "Guanay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 3, 2014. (unnamed)


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