Taypi Qullu (Mejillones)

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Taypi Qullu
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Taypi Qullu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 5,062 m (16,608 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°54′58″S68°49′33″W / 18.91611°S 68.82583°W / -18.91611; -68.82583 Coordinates: 18°54′58″S68°49′33″W / 18.91611°S 68.82583°W / -18.91611; -68.82583
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Mejillones Province
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Occidental

Taypi Qullu (Aymara taypi center, middle, qullu mountain, [2] "center mountain", Hispanicized spelling Taypi Kkollu) is a 5,062-metre-high (16,608 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the Oruro Department, Mejillones Province, La Rivera Municipality. Taypi Qullu is situated south of the mountain Chullumpiri, south-west of Laram Pukara and north-west of Janq'u Qullu. The river Ch'iyar Qullu Jawira ("black mountain river", also spelled Chiar Kkollu Jahuira) flows along its slopes and then to the south-west. [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.

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.

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.


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Wila Qullu (Pacajes)

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References

  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 Cerro Capitan Hoja 5837-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. "La Rivera" . Retrieved September 12, 2014. (unnamed, south of Chullumpiri)