Janq'u Qala (La Paz)

Janq'u Qala
Janq'u Qala
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,900 m (12,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°04′54″S 67°34′12″W / 17.08167°S 67.57000°W / -17.08167; -67.57000Coordinates: 17°04′54″S 67°34′12″W / 17.08167°S 67.57000°W / -17.08167; -67.57000 
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Janq'u Qala (Aymara janq'u white, qala stone,[2] "white stone", also spelled Jankho Khala) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,900 m (12,800 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Janq'u Qala lies southeast of Jach'a Ch'uñu Uma and Mula Jalanta.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-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. ↑ "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
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