Coordinates: 17°10′42″S 67°32′39″W / 17.17833°S 67.54417°W / -17.17833; -67.54417

Nina Qullu (La Paz)

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Nina Qullu
Nina Qullu is located in Bolivia
Nina Qullu
Nina Qullu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,600 m (11,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°10′42″S 67°32′39″W / 17.17833°S 67.54417°W / -17.17833; -67.54417
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Nina Qullu (Aymara nina fire, qullu mountain,[2] "fire mountain", also spelled Nina Kkellu, Nina Kollu) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,600 m (11,800 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. The Qullpa Jawira ("salpeter river",[2] Khollpa Jahuira) flows along its eastern slope.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sicasica 6042-II
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.