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Janq'u Laqaya

Coordinates: 17°59′19″S 68°24′09″W / 17.98861°S 68.40250°W / -17.98861; -68.40250
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Janq'u Laqaya
Janq'u Laqaya is located in Bolivia
Janq'u Laqaya
Janq'u Laqaya
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,300 m (14,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°59′19″S 68°24′09″W / 17.98861°S 68.40250°W / -17.98861; -68.40250
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

Janq'u Laqaya (Aymara janq'u white, laqaya ruins of a building,[2] "white ruin", also spelled Jankho Lacaya) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,300 m (14,100 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Curahuara de Carangas Municipality, south of Ch'apiri.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Curahuara de Carangas 5940-III
  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. ^ "Curahuara de Carangas". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.