Millu Jaqhi

Millu Jaqhi (Aymara millu a kind of salpeter, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2] "salpeter cliff", also spelled Millu Jakke) is a 4,186-metre-high (13,734 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Sica Sica Municipality.[1][3]

Millu Jaqhi
Millu Jaqhi
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,186 m (13,734 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°13′34″S 67°31′41″W
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

The Qullpa Jawira ("salpeter river",[2] Khollpa Jahuira) originates south of Millu Jaqhi. It flows to the north.[1]

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sicasica 6042-II
  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. "Sica Sica". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
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