Janq'u Qala (La Paz)

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Janq'u Qala
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Janq'u Qala
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,900 m (12,800 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°04′54″S67°34′12″W / 17.08167°S 67.57000°W / -17.08167; -67.57000 Coordinates: 17°04′54″S67°34′12″W / 17.08167°S 67.57000°W / -17.08167; -67.57000  
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Janq'u Qala (Aymara janq'u white, qala stone, [2] "white stone", also spelled Jankho Khala) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,900 m (12,800 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Janq'u Qala lies southeast of Jach'a Ch'uñu Uma and Mula Jalanta. [1] [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

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Janqu Qala (Cochabamba)

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-I
  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. ↑ "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
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