Kunturiri (Frías)

This article is about the mountain in the Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Kunturiri.
Kunturiri

Looking west from Potosí to Kunturiri (center, background)
Highest point
Elevation 4,526 m (14,849 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°36′03″S 65°52′13″W / 19.60083°S 65.87028°W / -19.60083; -65.87028Coordinates: 19°36′03″S 65°52′13″W / 19.60083°S 65.87028°W / -19.60083; -65.87028
Geography
Kunturiri

Location in Bolivia

Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province
Parent range Andes

Kunturiri (Aymara kunturi condor,[2] -(i)ri a suffix, Hispanicized spelling Condoriri) is a 4,526-metre-high (14,849 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated west of Potosí in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality. Kunturiri lies north-west of the lower mountain Inka Qhata (Aymara for "Inca knee pit", Quechua for "Inca slope", Inca Khata).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Puna 6435-III
  2. ↑ aymara.ucb.edu.bo Félix Layme Payrumani, Spanish-Aymara dictionary
  3. ↑ "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 6, 2014.


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