Janq'u Qalani (Pacajes)
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Janq'u Qalani (
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''janq'u'' white, ''qala'' stone, ''-ni'' a
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, "the one with the white stone", also spelled ''Jankho Khalani'') is a mountain in the
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which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department,
Pacajes Province Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV The most important river of the province i ...
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Coro Coro Municipality Coro Coro Municipality is the first municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country ...
. Janq'u Qalani lies on the bank of the Ch'alla Jawira ("sand river").


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