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Janq'u Jaqhi (Oruro)

Coordinates: 18°04′10″S 68°23′57″W / 18.06944°S 68.39917°W / -18.06944; -68.39917
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Janq'u Jaqhi
Janq'u Jaqhi is located in Bolivia
Janq'u Jaqhi
Janq'u Jaqhi
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,520 m (14,830 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°04′10″S 68°23′57″W / 18.06944°S 68.39917°W / -18.06944; -68.39917
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

Janq'u Jaqhi (Aymara janq'u white, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2] "white cliff", also spelled Jankho Jakke) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,520 metres (14,829 ft).[3] It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, at the border of the municipalities of Curahuara de Carangas and Turco. Janq'u Jaqhi lies southwest of Chilli Qhata.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-IV
  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. ^ "Jankho Jakke Map on Maplandia".
  4. ^ "Turco". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016. (unnamed)