Taypi Qullu (
Aymara ''taypi'' center, middle, ''qullu'' mountain, "center mountain", Hispanicized spelling ''Taypi Kkollu'') is a mountain in the
Cordillera Occidental in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Bolivia
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. It lies in the
Oruro Department,
Mejillones Province, La Rivera Municipality. Taypi Qullu is situated south of the mountain Chullumpiri, south-west of
Laram Pukara and north-west of
Janq'u Qullu
Janq'u Qullu ( Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''qullu'' mountain, "white mountain", Hispanicized spelling ''Anco Collo'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,460 metres (17,913 ft) high. The mountaineer Evelio Echevarría described i ...
. The river Ch'iyar Qullu Jawira ("black mountain river", also spelled ''Chiar Kkollu Jahuira'') flows along its slopes and then to the south-west.
[ (unnamed, south of Chullumpiri)]
References
Mountains of Oruro Department
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