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Janq'u Qalani (Oruro)

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Mountain in Bolivia This article is about the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Janq'u Qalani.
Janq'u Qalani
Janq'u Qalani is located in BoliviaJanq'u QalaniJanq'u QalaniLocation in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,628 m (15,184 ft)
Coordinates18°11′30″S 66°50′27″W / 18.19167°S 66.84083°W / -18.19167; -66.84083
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province
Parent rangeAndes

Janq'u Qalani (Aymara janq'u white, qala stone, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the white stone", also spelled Jankho Khalani) is a 4,628-metre-high (15,184 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Huanuni Municipality. The peak southwest of Janq'u Qalani is named Ñuñu Qullu. Ch'iyara Ch'ankha is southeast of Janq'u Qalani.

The river Lamama Mayu (Quechua for "stepmother river") originates at the feet of the mountains Ñuñu Qullu and Janq'u Qalani. It flows to the southwest where it meets Huanuni River.

References

  1. ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 6239-III Huanuni
  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. "Huanuni". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014. (unnamed, near Chacara)
Oruro Department
Capital: Oruro
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