Kuntur Chukuña (Oruro)

This article is about the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Kuntur Chukuña.
Kuntur Chukuña

Poopó Lake from above. Kuntur Chukuña lies in the mountainous complex south-east of it (lower center, left).
Highest point
Elevation 4,035 m (13,238 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°15′S 66°43′W / 19.250°S 66.717°W / -19.250; -66.717Coordinates: 19°15′S 66°43′W / 19.250°S 66.717°W / -19.250; -66.717 [2]
Geography
Parent range Andes

Kuntur Chukuña (Aymara kunturi condor, Aymara chukuña to squat, to cower,[3][4] 'where the condor squats', also spelled Condor Chucuna, Condor Chucuña) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,035 m (13,238 ft) high. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province (which is identical to the Santiago de Huari Municipality), Lukumpaya Canton.[5][6] It lies southeast of Poopó Lake, south of the village of Urmiri and northwest of Jatun Wila Qullu.

See also

References

  1. ↑ own investigation (GE)
  2. ↑ own investigation (GE)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Juan Carvajal Carvajal, Arturo Hernández Sallés, Nelly Ramos Pizarro, Diccionario Ilustrado Aymara-Español-Inglés (Aymara-Spanish-English dictionary)
  5. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map showing Kuntur Chukuña ("Condor Chucuña") south of Urmiri
  6. ↑ "Santiago de Huari". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 27, 2016.


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