Janq'u Uyu Explained

Janq'u Uyu
Elevation M:5512
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Range:Andes, Cordillera Real
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:250
Coordinates:-16.0517°N -68.3231°W
First Ascent:1-1970: S.W. face-1971: S. face-1975.[2]

Janq'u Uyu[3] (Aymara janq'u white, uyu yard for livestock, "white yard", Hispanicized spelling Jankho Huyo, Janko Huyo) is a mountain in the Andes, about 5,512 m (18,084 ft) high, located in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality, Chachakumani Canton on the border with Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality, Challana Canton. It is situated at the very end of the Janq'u Quta valley between Jisk'a Pata in the north-west and Wila Lluxita in the east, north of Wila Lluxi and Phaq'u Kiwuta.

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Notes and References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Lago Khara Kkota sheet 5945-IV
  2. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  3. http://www.summitpost.org/cordillera-real-topographical-map-bolivia/548225 summitpost.org