Janq'u Willk'i (Cairoma)

Janq'u Willk'i (Aymara janq'u white, willk'i gap,[2] "white gap", also spelled Jankho Willkhi) is a mountain in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Janq'u Willk'i lies north of the mountains Taruja Umaña and Achuma. There are two small lakes at the feet of Achuma and Janq'u Willk'i. They are named Allqa Quta ("two-colored lake", Alca Kkota) and Ch'iyar Quta ("black lake", Chiar Kkota).[1][3]

Janq'u Willk'i
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°46′20″S 67°31′53″W / 16.77222°S 67.53139°W / -16.77222; -67.53139
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent rangeAndes, Kimsa Cruz

References

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  1. ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca
  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. ^ "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2014.