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Ichocollo (Bolivia-Peru)

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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain at the border of Bolivia and Peru. For other uses, see Jichu Qullu.
Ichocollo
Ichocollo is located in BoliviaIchocolloIchocolloLocation in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,423 m (17,792 ft)
Coordinates14°41′01″S 69°15′32″W / 14.68361°S 69.25889°W / -14.68361; -69.25889
Geography
LocationBolivia – Peru border
Parent rangeAndes, Apolobamba

Ichocollo or Ichucollo (possibly from Aymara jichu ichhu (Peruvian feather grass), qullu mountain) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range at the border of Bolivia and Peru, about 5,423 metres (17,792 ft) high. According to the Bolivian IGM (Instituto Geográfico Militar) map and a map edited by the Peruvian Ministry of Education it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, near 14°41′57″S 69°14′55″W / 14.69917°S 69.24861°W / -14.69917; -69.24861. According to reports of mountaineers, however, its position is more to the west on the Peruvian border of the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, near 14°41′30″S 69°15′30″W / 14.69167°S 69.25833°W / -14.69167; -69.25833. This information is based on a DAV (Deutscher Alpenverein) map of 1957.

Statements about the height of Ichocollo also vary considerably.

References

  1. Ade Miller, Southampton University Mountaineering Club, Bolivian Expedition
  2. ^ BIGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  4. ^ "Bolivian Mountain Guide". Eduardo Mamani Quispe. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2014. Sketch map of the northern Apolobamba range
  5. 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)
  6. "Pelechuco". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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