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Qiñwani (Cochabamba)

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Mountain in Bolivia For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Qiñwani.
Qiñwani
Qiñwani is located in BoliviaQiñwaniQiñwaniLocation within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,360 m (14,300 ft)
Coordinates17°20′16″S 66°25′36″W / 17.33778°S 66.42667°W / -17.33778; -66.42667
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Qiñwani (Aymara qiñwa, qiwña a kind of tree (polylepis), -ni a suffix, "the one with the qiwña tree", also spelled Kheñwani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,360 m (14,300 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, on the border of the Sipe Sipe Municipality and the Vinto Municipality. Qiñwani lies northwest of Yana Qaqa.

References

  1. ^ Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  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. "Vinto". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016. (unnamed)
Cochabamba Department
Capital: Cochabamba
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