Jatun Kunturiri

Jatun Kunturiri (Quechua hatun, in Bolivia always jatun big, great,[2] Aymara kunturi condor,[3] -ri Aymara suffix, hispanicized spellings Jatun Condoriri, Jatún Condoriri) is a mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 5,008 m (16,430 ft) high. It is situated south-east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, in the south-west of the Puna Municipality. It lies between the Sip'uruni River in the north and the Khunurana in the south, north-west of the lake T'ala Qucha and the village Talaco.[4][5][6]

Jatun Kunturiri
Jatun Kunturiri
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,008 m (16,430 ft) [1]
Coordinates19°43′12″S 65°38′13″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes, Potosí mountain range

See also

References
  1. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. aymara.ucb.edu.bo Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Félix Layme Payrumani, Spanish-Aymara dictionary: CÓNDOR (<a). Ave rapaz diurna mas grande de todas. - Kunturi, fig. mallku.
  4. "Puna". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014. (unnamed)
  5. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6434-I Puna
  6. lib.utexas.edu Map of the area


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