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Ch'iqlla

Coordinates: 22°06′15″S 67°45′35″W / 22.10417°S 67.75972°W / -22.10417; -67.75972
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Ch'iqlla
Laguna Colorada and Ch'iqlla (above it) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation5,709 m (18,730 ft)[1]
Coordinates22°06′15″S 67°45′35″W / 22.10417°S 67.75972°W / -22.10417; -67.75972
Geography
Ch'iqlla is located in Bolivia
Ch'iqlla
Ch'iqlla
Location in Bolivia
LocationBolivia
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Ch'iqlla (Quechua for tadpole,[2] also spelled Chijlla) is a 5,709-metre-high (18,730 ft) mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality. Ch'iqlla lies between the Ch'iqu volcano in the north and Laguna Colorada in the south.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Volcán Chico 6027-IV
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "San Pablo de Lípez". Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016. (unnamed)