Mama Uqllu (Bolivia) Explained

Mama Uqllu
Puntiagudo
Elevation M:5281
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia
Range:Andes, Kimsa Cruz
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.8178°N -67.505°W
First Ascent:1-1987 via W. flank, S. ridge (II/V): N.W. pillar (V/VI)- 1987. #[2]

Mama Uqllu[3] (Hispanicized spelling Mama Occllo, Mama Ocllo, Mama Okllo), also Puntiagudo (Spanish for sharp pointed), is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes, about 5281m (17,326feet) high. It lies in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range, south of the mountain Kalsunani (Calzonani) and west of Taruja Umaña.[4] [5] [6] It is situated in the La Paz Department, at the border of the Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality, and the Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality, north of the village of Viloco.

Mama Uqllu lake

Mama Uqllu (Mama Okllo) is also the name of the little lake south or south-east of the mountain.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia, see map p. 153
  2. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes
  3. Jan Szeminski, The Hebrew Uniwersity of Jerusalem, De Manqu Qhapaq Inka según el Inca Garcilaso de la Vega 1609, footnote 9: Uqllu significa doña según Betanzos 1987/1551: I: XLVII: 198
  4. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6143-IV 'Estancia Choquetanga Chico'
  5. IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca
  6. Web site: Quime . INE, Bolivia . February 25, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324041936/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=021002&tipo=1 . March 24, 2016 . Quime Municipality, population data and map showing Calzonani and Torrini. Mama Uqllu lies near Torrini.