Kimsa Tinkuy

Kimsa Tinkuy
Kimsa Tinkuy

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,720 m (15,490 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°13′14″S 66°18′07″W / 17.22056°S 66.30194°W / -17.22056; -66.30194Coordinates: 17°13′14″S 66°18′07″W / 17.22056°S 66.30194°W / -17.22056; -66.30194
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Kimsa Tinkuy (Quechua kimsa three, to meet, meeting,[2] (also related to the confluence of rivers) "three meetings", also spelled Quimsa Tincuy, Quimsa Ticuy) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,720 m (15,490 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Quillacollo Municipality. Kimsa Tinkuy lies northwest to west of Awila Wachana Punta and southeast of Quna Quna Q'asa.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD (unnamed)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) (5-vowel-system)
  3. "Quillacollo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 2, 2016.


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