Quriwani

Quriwani
Quriwani Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation	4,920 m (16,140 ft) [1]
Coordinates	15°40′15″S 68°35′55″W / 15.67083°S 68.59861°WCoordinates: 15°40′15″S 68°35′55″W / 15.67083°S 68.59861°W
Geography
Location	Bolivia, La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent range	Andes

Quriwani (Quechua quri gold,^[2] Aymara -wa, -ni suffixes, "the one where it is gold", also spelled Kkorihuani) is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,920 m (16,140 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. It lies north of Ch'uch'u. The small lake southwest of Quriwani is named Quriwani Machu.^[1][3]

References

1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
3. "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 11, 2016.