Janq'u Qalani (La Paz)

Janq'u Qalani
Highest point
Elevation 4,592 m (15,066 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°34′57″S 67°53′4″W / 16.58250°S 67.88444°W / -16.58250; -67.88444Coordinates: 16°34′57″S 67°53′4″W / 16.58250°S 67.88444°W / -16.58250; -67.88444 
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Real

Janq'u Qalani (Aymara janq'u white, qala stone,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a white stone", also spelled Janco Khalani, Jankho Khalani) is a 4,592-metre-high (15,066 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes. It lies in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, Palca Municipality. Janq'u Qalani is situated southwest of Mururata, Qutapata, Churu and Wila Quta.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Palca 6044-III
  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. ↑ "Palca". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014. (unnamed)
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