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Q'ullq'uni

Coordinates: 16°43′31″S 68°33′29″W / 16.72528°S 68.55806°W / -16.72528; -68.55806
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Q'ullq'uni
Highest point
Elevation4,570 m (14,990 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°43′31″S 68°33′29″W / 16.72528°S 68.55806°W / -16.72528; -68.55806
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Q'ullq'uni (Aymara q'ullq'u narrowness, strait, narrow pass,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a strait", also spelled Khullkuni) is a 4,570-metre-high (14,993 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, north-east of Ch'ama (Chama). Q'ullq'uni lies north-west of the mountain Wisk'achani, north-east of the mountain Jisk'a Sallalla and east of the mountains Pukara and Wila Qullu.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 5843-I Sacacani
  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. ^ "Jesús de Machaca". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2014. (unnamed)