Kuntur Jiwaña

Kuntur Jiwaña
Kuntur Jiwaña

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,760 m (12,340 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°00′42″S 67°33′46″W / 17.01167°S 67.56278°W / -17.01167; -67.56278Coordinates: 17°00′42″S 67°33′46″W / 17.01167°S 67.56278°W / -17.01167; -67.56278
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Kuntur Jiwaña (Aymara kunturi condor, jiwaña to die; massacre, slaughter, slaughtering,[2][3] also spelled Condor Jihuaña) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,760 m (12,340 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, on the border of the municipalities of Cairoma and Luribay. Kuntur Jiwaña lies east of Janq'u Willk'i.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-I
  2. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved February 16, 2016. (see: Cóndor)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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