Ñuñu Qullu (Cochabamba)

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Ñuñu Qullu
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Ñuñu Qullu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,589 m (15,056 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°35′50″S66°53′24″W / 17.59722°S 66.89000°W / -17.59722; -66.89000 Coordinates: 17°35′50″S66°53′24″W / 17.59722°S 66.89000°W / -17.59722; -66.89000  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Ñuñu Qullu (Aymara ñuñu breast, qullu mountain, [2] "breast mountain", also spelled Ñuñu Kollu) is a 4,589-metre-high (15,056 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province. Ñuñu Qullu lies between Wila Apachita in the southeast and Janq'u Pukara in the northwest. [3]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

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Wichhu Qullu (Cochabamba) mountain in Tapacari Province, Bolivia

Wichhu Qullu is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,840 m (12,600 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province. Wichhu Qullu lies west of the Ch'iyar Jaqhi River and north of the village of Ch'iyar Jaqhi.

References

  1. ↑ Bolivia 1:50,000 Leque 6241-III
  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. ↑ "Tapacari". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 23, 2016.


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