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Qina Qina

Coordinates: 17°00′46″S 67°17′58″W / 17.01278°S 67.29944°W / -17.01278; -67.29944
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Qina Qina
Highest point
Elevation4,866 m (15,965 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°00′46″S 67°17′58″W / 17.01278°S 67.29944°W / -17.01278; -67.29944
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Qina Qina (Aymara qina qina an Andean cane flute, also for something full of holes,[2] Hispanicized spelling Quina Quina) is a 4,866-metre-high (15,965 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, in the south-west of the Quime Municipality. Qina Qina lies east of Wallatani Lake, north-west of the mountain Salla Jithita (Salla Itita).[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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) see Flauta de caña and Qina qina
  3. ^ "Quime". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2014. (unnamed)