Jichu Qullu (Bolivia-Peru)

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Jichu Qullu
Jichu Qullu

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,423[1] m (17,792 ft)
Coordinates 14°41′57″S 69°14′55″W / 14.69917°S 69.24861°W / -14.69917; -69.24861Coordinates: 14°41′57″S 69°14′55″W / 14.69917°S 69.24861°W / -14.69917; -69.24861
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality
Parent range Andes, Apolobamba

Jichu Qullu or Jichuqullu (Aymara jichu ichhu (Peruvian feather grass), qullu mountain,[2] "ichhu mountain", also spelled Ichocollo) 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.[3][4][5] According to reports of mountaineers, however, its position is more to the west on the Peruvian border[6] 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 Jichu Qullu also vary considerably.

References

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


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