Janq'u Qalani (Oruro)

Janq'u Qalani (Aymara janq'u white, qala stone,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the white stone", also spelled Jankho Khalani) is a 4,628-metre-high (15,184 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Huanuni Municipality. The peak southwest of Janq'u Qalani is named Ñuñu Qullu. Ch'iyara Ch'ankha is southeast of Janq'u Qalani.[1][3]

Janq'u Qalani
Janq'u Qalani
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,628 m (15,184 ft) [1]
Listing
Coordinates18°11′30″S 66°50′27″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province
Parent rangeAndes

The river Lamama Mayu (Quechua for "stepmother river") originates at the feet of the mountains Ñuñu Qullu and Janq'u Qalani. It flows to the southwest where it meets Huanuni River.[1]

References
  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 6239-III Huanuni
  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. "Huanuni". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014. (unnamed, near Chacara)
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