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Millu Jaqhi (Oruro)

Coordinates: 18°50′18″S 66°40′33″W / 18.83833°S 66.67583°W / -18.83833; -66.67583
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Millu Jaqhi
Millu Jaqhi is located in Bolivia
Millu Jaqhi
Millu Jaqhi
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,076 m (13,373 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°50′18″S 66°40′33″W / 18.83833°S 66.67583°W / -18.83833; -66.67583
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Challapata Province
Parent rangeAndes

Millu Jaqhi (Aymara millu a kind of salpeter, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2] "salpeter cliff", also spelled Millu Jakke) is a 4,076-metre-high (13,373 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality. Millu Jaqhi lies at the left bank of the Crucero River, west of the village of Ancacato.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b BIGM map 1:50,000 6237-II Cerro Azanaques
  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. ^ "Challapata". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2016.