Qillwiri ( Aymara ''qillwa, qiwña, qiwlla''

Andean gull The Andean gull (''Chroicocephalus serranus'') is a species of gull in the family Laridae. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus ''Larus''. It is found in the Andes in mountainous regions of Argentina, Bol ...

, ''-(i)ri'' a

suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...

, also spelled ''Khellhuiri'') is a mountain in the Andes on the border of

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

and Chile. On the Chilean side it is located in the Arica y Parinacota Region. It is situated in the Cordillera Occidental between the mountains

Pukintika Pukintika (Aymara ''puki'' white soil, ''tika'' adobe, Hispanicized spellings ''Puguintica, Puquintica'', ''Poquentica'', ''Puquentica'') is a volcano in the Andes, about 5,407 m (17,740 ft) high, situated in the Cordillera Occide ...

in the north-west and Lliscaya in the south-east, east of the Suriri salt flat. On the Bolivian side the mountain lies in the Oruro Department,

Sabaya Province Sabaya (formerly: Atahuallpa) is a province in the central parts of the Bolivian Oruro Department. Its seat is Sabaya. Location Sabaya Province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 18° 35' and 19° 39' Sou ...

, Sabaya Municipality.

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Mountains of Arica y Parinacota Region Mountains of Oruro Department {{chile-mountain-stub

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