Mama Uqllu (Bolivia)
Mama Uqllu[3] (Hispanicized spelling Mama Occllo, Mama Ocllo, Mama Okllo), also Puntiagudo (Spanish for sharp pointed), is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,281 metres (17,326 ft) high. It lies in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range, south of the mountain Kalsunani (Calzonani) and west of Taruja Umaña.[4][5][6] It is situated in the La Paz Department, at the border of the Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality, and the Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality, north of the village of Viloco.
| Mama Uqllu Puntiagudo | |
|---|---|
  Mama Uqllu Puntiagudo | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,281 m (17,326 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 16°49′4″S 67°30′18″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia |
| Parent range | Andes, Kimsa Cruz |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1-1987 via W. flank, S. ridge (II/V): N.W. pillar (V/VI)- 1987. #[2] |
Mama Uqllu lake
Mama Uqllu (Mama Okllo) is also the name of the little lake south or south-east of the mountain.[4]
References
- Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia, see map p. 153
- Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes
- Jan Szeminski, The Hebrew Uniwersity of Jerusalem, De Manqu Qhapaq Inka según el Inca Garcilaso de la Vega 1609, footnote 9: Uqllu significa doña según Betanzos 1987/1551: I: XLVII: 198
- Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6143-IV 'Estancia Choquetanga Chico'
- IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca
- "Quime". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2013. Quime Municipality, population data and map showing Calzonani and Torrini. Mama Uqllu lies near Torrini.
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