Ch'alla Qullu (La Paz)

This article is about the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Ch'alla Qullu (disambiguation).
Ch'alla Qullu
Ch'alla Qullu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,660 m (15,290 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°42′37″S 68°43′46″W / 16.71028°S 68.72944°W / -16.71028; -68.72944Coordinates: 16°42′37″S 68°43′46″W / 16.71028°S 68.72944°W / -16.71028; -68.72944
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Ch'alla Qullu (Aymara ch'alla sand, qullu mountain,[2] "sand mountain", also spelled Challa Kkollu) is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of about 4,660 m (15,290 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality. Ch'alla Qullu lies northwest of Chhuxlla Willk'i. The Ch'uñu Jawira ("ch'uñu river", Chuñu Jahuira) originates near the mountain. It flows to the south as a right affluent of the Jach'a Jawira.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 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 27, 2014. (unnamed)


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