Qillqatiri

Qillqatiri
Qillqatiri
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,792 m (15,722 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°02′47″S 68°19′12″W / 17.04639°S 68.32000°W / -17.04639; -68.32000Coordinates: 17°02′47″S 68°19′12″W / 17.04639°S 68.32000°W / -17.04639; -68.32000 
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Qillqatiri (Aymara,[2] also spelled Kelkatiri, Khellkhatiri) is a 4,792-metre-high (15,722 ft) mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Colquencha Municipality.[1][3]

The Jach'a Jawira (Aymara for "big river") which later is named Colorado, Mani, then Colorado again and finally Katari originates southwest of the mountain. It empties into Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estación General Ballivián 5942-IV
  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. ↑ "Colquencha". Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016. (unnamed)
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