Phutunqu

Phutunqu
Phutunqu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,090 m (10,140 ft)[1]
Coordinates 19°55′48″S 64°35′34″W / 19.93000°S 64.59278°W / -19.93000; -64.59278Coordinates: 19°55′48″S 64°35′34″W / 19.93000°S 64.59278°W / -19.93000; -64.59278
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Phutunqu (Aymara for a small vessel or a hole, pit, crater,[2] also spelled Phutunkhu) is a 3,090 m (10,140 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Azurduy Province, Tarvita Municipality. It lies west of the San Antonio River which is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu (Quechua for "red river").[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Mariscal Braun 6634-II
  2. 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)
  3. "Tarvita". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 25, 2016.


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