Khunurana (Bolivia)

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Khunurana
Khunurana
Location in Bolivia
Elevation 5,071 m (16,637 ft)
Location
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Range Andes, Potosí mountain range
Coordinates 19°48′S 65°39′W / 19.800°S 65.650°W / -19.800; -65.650Coordinates: 19°48′S 65°39′W / 19.800°S 65.650°W / -19.800; -65.650

Khunurana (Aymara, khunu snow,[1] khunurana "highest snow covered peak",[2] hispanicized spelling Cunurana) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia located about 20 km south of Potosí in the Potosí Department in the north of the José María Linares Province. It is the highest peak in the Potosí mountain range[3] rising up to 5,071 m (16,637 ft).[4]

Khunurana lies south-east of Mount Hundimiento, between the lake Santa Catalina and Mount Q'umir Qucha in the west and the Yana Urqu ridge in the east. The two small lakes north of it are Q'umir Qucha and Muyu Qucha.

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References

  1. ↑ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription, spelling of unified Aymara): Khunu (s.) - Nieve caída en el suelo.
  2. ↑ Rasgos de implicancia étnica como eje potencial de cultura aymara en el medio rural: ... la existencia de toponimias aymaras como las denominaciones "K'unurana" que significa "pico nevado más alto'" de la zona ...
  3. ↑ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  4. ↑ ii.uib.no Cerro Cunurana, photo and description (GPS on the summit)
Capital: Potosí
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