Ñuñu Qullu (Sajama)
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Ñuñu Qullu (
Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''ñuñu'' breast, ''qullu'' mountain, "breast mountain", also spelled ''Nunu Kkollu'') is a mountain in the
Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. It is situated in the
Oruro Department Oruro (; Quechua: ''Uru Uru''; Aymara: ''Ururu'') is a department of Bolivia, with an area of . Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178. Provinces of Oruro The depar ...
,
Sajama Province Sajama is a province in the northwestern parts of the Bolivian Oruro Department. Location ''Sajama'' province is one of the sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 17° 39' and 18° 39' South and between 67° 38' and 68° ...
, in the north of the
Turco Municipality Turco Municipality is the second Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Sajama Province in the Oruro Department in Bolivia, and was founded on February 15, 1957.
. Ñuñu Qullu lies south-west of the mountain Yaritani, north-east of the volcanic complex of
Asu Asuni Asu Asuni (Aymara ''asu'' newborn creature, the reduplication signifies there is a group or a complex of something, ''-ni'' a nominal suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with some newborn creatures") is a mountain in a volcanic complex in the ...
and south-east of the mountains
Chunkarani Chunkarani (Aymara ''chunkara'' pointed mountain, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a pointed mountain", Hispanicized spelling ''Chungarani'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the Oruro Department, Sajama Prov ...
, Milluni and Pukarani. south-east of ''Chingurani'' (unnamed)


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Mountains of Oruro Department Four-thousanders of the Andes {{Oruro-geo-stub