Qina Qina

Qina Qina
Highest point
Elevation 4,866 m (15,965 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°00′46″S 67°17′58″W / 17.01278°S 67.29944°W / -17.01278; -67.29944Coordinates: 17°00′46″S 67°17′58″W / 17.01278°S 67.29944°W / -17.01278; -67.29944
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Qina Qina (Aymara for an Andean cane flute, also for something full of holes,[2] hispanicized spelling Quina Quina) is a 4,866-metre (15,965 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, in the south-west of the Quime Municipality. Qina Qina lies east of Wallatani Lake, north-west of the mountain Salla Jithita (Salla Itita).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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) see Flauta de caña and Qina qina
  3. ↑ "Quime". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 22, 2014. (unnamed)
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