Jach'a Qullu
Highest point
Elevation4,390 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°02′26″S 67°28′15″W / 17.04056°S 67.47083°W / -17.04056; -67.47083
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent rangeAndes

Jach'a Qullu (Aymara jach'a big, qullu mountain,[2] "big mountain", also spelled Jachcha Khollo) is a 4,390-metre-high (14,403 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Jach'a Qullu is situated south-west of the mountains Wila Willk'i, Malla Qullu and Janq'u Qalani (Jankho Khalani). It lies west of Malla. The river Jach'a K'uchu Jawira ("big corner river", Jachcha Khuchu Jahuira) flows along the northern slopes of Jach'a Qullu.[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)
  3. "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.


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