Q'ullq'uni Explained

Q'ullq'uni
Elevation M:4570
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia
La Paz Department
Range:Andes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.7253°N -68.5581°W

Q'ullq'uni (Aymara q'ullq'u narrowness, strait, narrow pass, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a strait", also spelled Khullkuni) is a 4570m (14,990feet) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, north-east of Ch'ama (Chama). Q'ullq'uni lies north-west of the mountain Wisk'achani, north-east of the mountain Jisk'a Sallalla and east of the mountains Pukara and Wila Qullu.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. IGM map 1:50,000 5843-I Sacacani
  2. Web site: Jesús de Machaca. . INE, Bolivia. October 23, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204145437/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020806&tipo=1. February 4, 2016. (unnamed)