Sankayuni (Cochabamba)

Sankayuni (Aymara sankayu the edible fruit of the thorny Jachakana shrub,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the sankayu fruit", also spelled Sankhayuni) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,560 m (14,960 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Quillacollo Municipality. Sankayuni lies northwest of Jatun Q'asa.[1][3]

Sankayuni
Sankayuni is located in Bolivia
Sankayuni
Sankayuni
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,560 m (14,960 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°10′00″S 66°27′42″W / 17.16667°S 66.46167°W / -17.16667; -66.46167
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD (unnamed)
  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. ^ "Quillacollo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 3, 2016.