Coordinates: 17°14′22″S 66°16′21″W / 17.23944°S 66.27250°W / -17.23944; -66.27250

Puka Salli

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Puka Salli
Puka Salli is located in Bolivia
Puka Salli
Puka Salli
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,640 m (15,220 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°14′22″S 66°16′21″W / 17.23944°S 66.27250°W / -17.23944; -66.27250
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Salli (Quechua puka red, salli sulfur,[2] red sulfur, also spelled Puca Salle) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,640 m (15,220 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Quillacollo Municipality. Puka Salli lies southeast of Awila Wachana Punta and northeast of a lake named Parinani Quta (Aymara for "the lake with flamgingos").[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD (unnamed)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org. (5-vowel-system)
  3. ^ "Quillacollo". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.