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Yapu Qullu (Mejillones)

Coordinates: 18°52′58″S 68°39′06″W / 18.88278°S 68.65167°W / -18.88278; -68.65167
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Yapu Qullu
Yapu Qullu is located in Bolivia
Yapu Qullu
Yapu Qullu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,418 m (14,495 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°52′58″S 68°39′06″W / 18.88278°S 68.65167°W / -18.88278; -68.65167
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Mejillones Province
Parent rangeAndes

Yapu Qullu (Aymara yapu field, qullu mountain,[2] "field mountain", also spelled Yapu Kkollu) is a 4,418-metre-high (14,495 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Mejillones Province, Carangas Municipality, northwest of Carangas.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 Carangas 5837-II
  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. ^ "Carangas". Retrieved February 20, 2016.