Uqi Salli Punta

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Uqi Salli Punta
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Uqi Salli Punta
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,840 m (15,880 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°02′43″S66°18′10″W / 17.04528°S 66.30278°W / -17.04528; -66.30278 Coordinates: 17°02′43″S66°18′10″W / 17.04528°S 66.30278°W / -17.04528; -66.30278  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department, Chapare Province
Parent range Andes

Uqi Salli Punta (Quechua uqi lead, salli sulfur, [2] [3] also spelled Okhe Salli Punta) is a 4,840-metre-high (15,880 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, on the border of the Chapare Province, Villa Tunari Municipality, and the Quillacollo Province, Quillacollo Municipality. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ "Villa Tunari". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 31, 2016.


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