Kuntur Ikiña (Sajama)

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

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,044 m (16,549 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°20′25″S 69°00′15″W / 18.34028°S 69.00417°W / -18.34028; -69.00417Coordinates: 18°20′25″S 69°00′15″W / 18.34028°S 69.00417°W / -18.34028; -69.00417
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Occidental

Kuntur Ikiña (Aymara kunturi condor,[2] ikiña to sleep, bed or blanket,[3] "bed of the condor" or "resting place of the condor", Hispanicized spelling Condor Iquiña) is a 5,044-metre-high (16,549 ft) mountain in the Andes located in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality, north-east of Umurata[4] and south of the Bolivian Route 4 that leads to Tambo Quemado on the border with Chile.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Nevado Quimsachata Hoja 5738-I
  2. ↑ Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary
  4. ↑ "Turco". Retrieved September 18, 2014. (unnamed)


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