Sirk'i (Potosí)

This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Sirk'i.
Sirk'i
Sirk'i

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,108 m (16,759 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°39′31″S 66°27′12″W / 19.65861°S 66.45333°W / -19.65861; -66.45333Coordinates: 19°39′31″S 66°27′12″W / 19.65861°S 66.45333°W / -19.65861; -66.45333
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Sirk'i (Aymara for wart,[2] also spelled Serkhe, also named Tacaneri or Takañeri) is a 5,108-metre-high (16,759 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Tomave Municipality, about 14 km north of the Jatun Mundo Quri Warani (Nuevo Mundo) volcano. Sirk'i lies southwest of Kunturiri Mayqu and west of Ch'iyar Jaqhi.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 BIGM map 1.50,000 6335-III Cerro Keucha
  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. ↑ "Tomave". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved September 7, 2014. (unnamed)


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