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Mountain in Bolivia For the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, see Qiñwani (Cochabamba).
Qiñwani
Qiñwani is located in BoliviaQiñwaniQiñwaniLocation in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,380 m (14,370 ft)
Coordinates17°19′04″S 69°32′15″W / 17.31778°S 69.53750°W / -17.31778; -69.53750
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department
José Manuel Pando Province
Parent rangeAndes

Qiñwani (Aymara qiñwa, qiwña a kind of tree (polylepis), -ni a suffix, "the one with the qiwña tree", also spelled Khenwani) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,380 m (14,370 ft). It is situated in the La Paz Department, José Manuel Pando Province, Catacora Municipality. Qiñwani lies at the Peruvian border, west of the Junt'uni Jawira.

References

  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Thola Kkollu 5642-II
  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. "Catacora". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
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