Kuntur Ikiña (Cochabamba)

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

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,533 m (14,872 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°40′05″S 66°49′13″W / 17.66806°S 66.82028°W / -17.66806; -66.82028Coordinates: 17°40′05″S 66°49′13″W / 17.66806°S 66.82028°W / -17.66806; -66.82028
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Kuntur Ikiña (Aymara kunturi condor, ikiña to sleep,[2][3] 'where the condor sleeps', also spelled Condor Iquiña) is a 4,533-metre-high (14,872 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province. Kuntur Ikiña lies southwest of Jach'a Ch'utu.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Leque 6241-III
  2. Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  4. "Tapacari". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 24, 2016.


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