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Jach'a Khunu Qullu
Jach'a Khunu Qullu is located in Bolivia
Jach'a Khunu Qullu
Jach'a Khunu Qullu
Highest point
Elevation5,800 m (19,000 ft)[1]
Geography
LocationBolivia
RegionBO
Parent rangeAndes, Kimsa Cruz mountain range
Climbing
First ascentWilfried Kühm, Josef Prem

Jach'a Khunu Qullu or Jach'a Khunuqullu (Aymara jach'a big, khunu snow, qullu mountain,[2]"big snow covered mountain", hispanicized spellings Jacha Cuno Collo / Jachacunocollo / Jacha Cuno Kollo) is a mountain located in the Andes in Bolivia. It is the highest elevation in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range (Cordillera Kimsa Cruz or Quimsa Cruz) reaching a height of about 5,800 metres / 19,029 ft. Jach'a Khunu Qullu is situated in the La Paz Department, on the border of Inquisivi Province and Loayza Province, north west of Wayna Khunu Qullu, the second highest mountain in this mountain range.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Brain, Yossi, Bolivia: A Climbing Guide, p. 182
  2. ^ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary:
    Jach'a (adj.) - Fuerte y grande, largo o alto. Muchedumbre o junta de alguna cosa.
    Khunu (s.) - Nevada.
    Qullu (s.) - Cerro. Monton de algo.
  3. ^ Echevarría, Evelio, Cordillera Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia, Alpine Journal (2006), see map, p. 153