Ch'ankha Muqu

Ch'ankha Muqu (Aymara ch'ankha wool cord, muqu knot; joint of a part of the reed,[1]also spelled Changa Mokho, Changa Mokko) is a dome[2] in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia northeast of the Chullkani volcano. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality, southwest of Cosapa, near a place named Ch'ankha Muqu (Chanca Mokho, Changa Mokho).[3] Its highest point at 18°11′26″S 68°47′19″W / 18.19056°S 68.78861°W / -18.19056; -68.78861 reaches 4,126 m (13,537 ft).[4]

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ Gabriela Vargas-Mattos, Mauro César Geraldes, Ramiro Matos Salinas, Reconstrucción geológica del volcán Chullcani (mioceno superior a plioceno superior): Consideraciónes generales sobre geoquímica y edad de las fases volcánicas, Andes Centrales de Bolivia, Revista Brasileira de Geociências, 12/2006
  3. ↑ "Turco". Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Laguna 5939-III

Coordinates: 18°11′26″S 68°47′19″W / 18.19056°S 68.78861°W / -18.19056; -68.78861


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