Wayna Khunu Qullu

Wayna Khunu Qullu
Wayna Khunu Qullu

Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,640 m (18,500 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°59′11″S 67°20′44″W / 16.98639°S 67.34556°W / -16.98639; -67.34556Coordinates: 16°59′11″S 67°20′44″W / 16.98639°S 67.34556°W / -16.98639; -67.34556
Geography
Location Bolivia
Parent range Andes, Kimsa Cruz mountain range

Wayna Khunu Qullu or Wayna Khunuqullu (Aymara wayna young (man), bachelor, khunu snow, qullu mountain,[2] "young snow mountain", hispanicized spellings Huayna Cuno Collo, Huaynacunocollo, Huayna Cuno Kollo) is one of the highest peaks in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. Its summit reaches about 5,640 metres (18,504 ft) above sea level.

Wayna Khunu Qullu is located in the La Paz Department, on the border of the Inquisivi Province and the Loayza Province, south-east of Jach'a Khunu Qullu, the highest elevation in this mountain range.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brain, Yossi, Bolivia: A Climbing Guide, p. 184
  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. ↑ Echevarría, Evelio, Cordillera Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia, Alpine Journal (2006), see map, p. 153
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