Ch'illiwani

Ch'illiwani
Ch'illiwani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,960 m (12,990 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°24′06″S 66°36′55″W / 17.40167°S 66.61528°W / -17.40167; -66.61528Coordinates: 17°24′06″S 66°36′55″W / 17.40167°S 66.61528°W / -17.40167; -66.61528
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Ch'illiwani (Aymara ch'illiwa a species of grass[2] (Festuca dolichophylla), -ni a suffix, "the one with the ch'illiwa grass", also spelled Chillihuani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,960 m (12,990 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Ayopaya Municipality. Ch'illiwani lies southwest of Kuntur Chukuña.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Cordillera Mazo Cruz 6241-I
  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. ↑ "Ayopaya". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 27, 2016.


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