Qina Qina (Cochabamba)

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

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°13′21″S 66°23′50″W / 17.22250°S 66.39722°W / -17.22250; -66.39722Coordinates: 17°13′21″S 66°23′50″W / 17.22250°S 66.39722°W / -17.22250; -66.39722
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Qina Qina (Aymara qina qina an Andean cane flute, also meaning 'full of holes',[2] also spelled Khena Khena) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Quillacollo Municipality, at the border of the Morochata Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636
  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) , see: Agujerado, Flauta de caña and Qina qina
  3. ↑ "Quillacollo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 1, 2016.


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