Wayna Potosí
Wayna Potosí is located in Bolivia
Wayna Potosí
Wayna Potosí
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,969 m (16,302 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°4′33″S 68°19′47″W / 18.07583°S 68.32972°W / -18.07583; -68.32972
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

Wayna Potosí (Aymara and Quechua wayna young,[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Huayna Potosí) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,969 metres (16,302 ft) high. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turku Municipality, Turku Canton, northwest of Turku (Turco).[4] The Turku River originates near the mountain. It is a left tributary of the Lauca River.

See also

References

  1. lib.utexas.edu Map of the area
  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. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  4. Turku Municipality: population data and map


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