Janq'u Qala (Aymara janq'u white, qala stone,[1] "white stone", Hispanicized spelling Jankho Khala) is a lake on the western side of the Apolobamba mountain range of Bolivia situated in the La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province, Curva Municipality.[2] It lies about 4,489 metres (14,728 ft) above sea level. The lake is about 3.25 km long and 0.47 km at its widest point.
| Janq'u Qala | |
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  Janq'u Qala Lake  Janq'u Qala Lake | |
| Location | Bolivia, La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province, Curva Municipality |
| Coordinates | 15°3′50″S 69°11′40″W / 15.06389°S 69.19444°W |
| Surface elevation | 4,489 m (14,728 ft) |
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Janq'u Qala gets waters from Ulla Qhaya northeast of it.[3] This stream named Q'añuma Jawira ("dirty water river", Cañuma Jahuira, Cunuma Jahuira) also connects Ch'uxña Quta which lies west of Ulla Qhaya with Janq'u Qala southwest of it as it flows down to Such'i River.
References
edit- ^ 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)
- ^ "Curva". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ Boliviam IGM map 1:100,000 Umanata 3040
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