Ñuñu Qullu | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,508 m (14,790 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 18°11′46″S 66°50′53″W / 18.19611°S 66.84806°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia, Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province |
Parent range | Andes |
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]
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]