Kiwuri (Potosí)

This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Kiwuri.
Kiwuri
Kiwuri

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,284 m (14,055 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°53′05″S 65°55′21″W / 19.88472°S 65.92250°W / -19.88472; -65.92250Coordinates: 19°53′05″S 65°55′21″W / 19.88472°S 65.92250°W / -19.88472; -65.92250
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Kiwuri (Aymara kiwu canine tooth or tusk,[2] -ri a suffix, also spelled Quibure) is a 4,284-metre-high (14,055 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality, northwest of the village of Qullpa (Kollpa). The Ch'unchull Mayu originates near the mountain. It flows along its western slope.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Kollpa 6434-III
  2. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Porco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 28, 2016.


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