Ñuñu Qullu (Dalence)

Ñuñu Qullu (Aymara ñuñu breast, qullu mountain,[2] "breast mountain", also spelled Nunu Kkollu) is a 4,508-metre-high (14,790 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Huanuni Municipality. Ñuñu Qullu lies north-west of the mountain Ch'iyara Ch'ankha and near the mountain Janq'u Qalani, south-west of it.[1][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Ñuñu Qullu.
Ñuñu Qullu
Ñuñu Qullu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,508 m (14,790 ft) [1]
Coordinates18°11′46″S 66°50′53″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province
Parent rangeAndes

The river Lamama Mayu (Quechua for "stepmother river") originates at the feet of the mountains Ñuñu Qullu and Janq'u Qalani. It flows to the south-west where it meets Huanuni River.[1]

References
  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 6239-III Huanuni
  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. "Huanuni". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 11, 2014. (unnamed, near Chacara)
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