Kuntur Jipiña

Kuntur Jipiña
Kuntur Jipiña

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,260 m (17,260 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°59′15″S 68°27′14″W / 15.98750°S 68.45389°W / -15.98750; -68.45389Coordinates: 15°59′15″S 68°27′14″W / 15.98750°S 68.45389°W / -15.98750; -68.45389
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Real

Kuntur Jipiña (Aymara kunturi condor, jipiña squatting of animals,[2][3] 'where the condor crouches', hispanicized spelling Condor Jipina) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,260 metres (17,257 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, at the border of the Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality, and the Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality. It lies west of the mountain Chachakumani and south-east of Wila Wila. The lakes Janq'u Quta and Jist'aña Quta are situated north-east and north-west of Kuntur Jipiña.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-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. ↑ "Guanay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 3, 2014. (unnamed, south-east of Wari Qalluni Pata (Huari Kallunipata))


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