Ch'api Qullu

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Ch'api Qullu (La Paz).
Ch'api Qullu
Ch'api Qullu

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,917 m (12,851 ft)[1]
Prominence 350 m (1,150 ft)
Coordinates 20°06′S 68°14′W / 20.100°S 68.233°W / -20.100; -68.233Coordinates: 20°06′S 68°14′W / 20.100°S 68.233°W / -20.100; -68.233[2]
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, Llica Municipality
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Occidental

Ch'api Qullu (Aymara ch'api thorn, qullu mountain,[3]"thorn mountain", hispanicized spelling Chapi Kkollu) is a mountain in the Bolivian Cordillera Occidental situated on the western shore of the Uyuni salt pan. It is approximately 3,917 m high reaching a prominence of about 350 m. The mountain is located near the village of Canquella in the Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, Llica Municipality.[4]

See also

References

  1. mapcarta.com
  2. getamap.net
  3. 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)
  4. Llica Municipality: Population data and map


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