Yapu Qullu (Mejillones)

Coordinates: 18°52′58″S 68°39′06″W / 18.88278°S 68.65167°W / -18.88278; -68.65167
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This article is about the mountain in the Mejillones Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Yapu Qullu.
Yapu Qullu
Yapu Qullu is located in Bolivia
Yapu Qullu
Yapu Qullu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,418 m (14,495 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°52′58″S 68°39′06″W / 18.88278°S 68.65167°W / -18.88278; -68.65167
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Mejillones Province
Parent rangeAndes

Yapu Qullu (Aymara yapu field, qullu mountain,[2] "field mountain", also spelled Yapu Kkollu) is a 4,418-metre-high (14,495 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Mejillones Province, Carangas Municipality, northwest of Carangas.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 Carangas 5837-II
  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. ^ "Carangas". Retrieved February 20, 2016.


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