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Janq'u Jaqhi (Ingavi)

Coordinates: 16°35′54″S 68°58′26″W / 16.59833°S 68.97389°W / -16.59833; -68.97389
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Janq'u Jaqhi
Wiñaymarka as seen from above with Janq'u Jaqhi south of it (bottom, center-left)
Highest point
Elevation4,254 m (13,957 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°35′54″S 68°58′26″W / 16.59833°S 68.97389°W / -16.59833; -68.97389
Geography
Janq'u Jaqhi is located in Bolivia
Janq'u Jaqhi
Janq'u Jaqhi
Location within Bolivia
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Janq'u Jaqhi (Aymara janq'u white, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2][3] "white cliff", also spelled Jankho Jakke) is a 4,254-metre-high (13,957 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Desaguadero Municipality. Janq'u Jaqhi lies south of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern branch of Lake Titicaca.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 5844-III Guaqui
  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. ^ www.ucb.edu.bo[permanent dead link] Aymara-Spanish dictionary
  4. ^ "Desaguadero". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.