Q'aysiri

Q'aysiri
Q'aysiri Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation	4,700 m (15,400 ft) ^[1]
Coordinates	18°03′20″S 68°23′03″W / 18.05556°S 68.38417°W / -18.05556; -68.38417Coordinates: 18°03′20″S 68°23′03″W / 18.05556°S 68.38417°W / -18.05556; -68.38417
Geography
Location	Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent range	Andes

Q'aysiri (Aymara q'aysa a kind of potato,^[2] -(i)ri a suffix, also spelled Caysiri) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,700-metre (15,420 ft) high. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, at the border of the Curahuara de Carangas Municipality and the Turco Municipality. Q'aysiri lies north-east of the mountain Chilli Qhata.^[1]^[3]

References

1 2 BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani 5939-IV
↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved November 10, 2014. (see: Papa, variedad alargada, de color blanco y morado y de tamaño regular)
↑ "Turco". Retrieved November 10, 2014.

Oruro Department

Capital: Oruro

Provinces	Atahuallpa Carangas Cercado Eduardo Avaroa Ladislao Cabrera Litoral Puerto de Mejillones Nor Carangas Pantaléon Dalence Province Poopó Sajama San Pedro de Totora Saucarí Sebastián Pagador Sud Carangas Tomas Barrón

Municipalities (and seats)	Andamarca (Andamarca) Antequera (Antequera) Belén de Andamarca (Belén de Andamarca) Caracollo (Caracollo) Carangas (Carangas) Challapata (Challapata) Chipaya (Chipaya) Choquecota (Choquecota) Coipasa (Coipasa) Corque (Corque) Cruz de Machacamarca (Machacamarca) Curahuara de Carangas (Curahuara de Carangas) El Choro (El Choro) Escara (Escara) Esmeralda (Esmeralda) Eucaliptus (Eucaliptus) Huachacalla (Huachacalla) Huayllamarca (Huayllamarca) La Rivera (La Rivera) Machacamarca (Machacamarca) Oruro (Oruro) Pampa Aullagas (Pampa Aullagas) Pazña (Pazña) Sabaya (Sabaya) Salinas de Garci Mendoza (Salinas de Garci Mendoza) Santiago de Huari (Santiago de Huari) Santuario de Quillacas (Santuario de Quillacas) Todos Santos (Todos Santos) Toledo (Toledo) Totora (Totora) Turco (Turco) Huanuni (Huanuni) Poopó (Poopó) Yunguyo del Litoral (Yunguyo)

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