Qiñwani_(Cochabamba)

Qiñwani (Cochabamba)

Qiñwani (Cochabamba)

Mountain in Bolivia

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Qiñwani.

Qiñwani (Aymara qiñwa, qiwña a kind of tree [2] (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.[1][3]

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  1. [1]
    Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  2. [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. [3]
    "Vinto". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016. (unnamed)


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