Kuntur Chukuña (Oruro)

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Kuntur Chukuña
Kuntur Chukuña
Bolivia
Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province
Elevation 4,035 m (13,238 ft)[1]
Location
Range Andes
Coordinates 19°15′S 66°43′W / 19.250°S 66.717°W / -19.250; -66.717Coordinates: 19°15′S 66°43′W / 19.250°S 66.717°W / -19.250; -66.717[2]

Kuntur Chukuña (Quechua kuntur condor,[3]Aymara kunturi condor,[4] Aymara chukuña to squat, to cower,[5] "squatting condor", hispanicized spellings Condor Chucuna, Condor Chucuña) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,035 metres (13,238 ft) high. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province (which is identical to the Santiago de Huari Municipality), Lukumpaya Canton[6][7] It lies south east of Poopó Lake, south of the village Urmiri and north west of the Jatun Wila Qullu.

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References

  1. ↑ own investigation (GE)
  2. ↑ own investigation (GE)
  3. ↑ katari.org Quechua-Spanish dictionary: Kuntur (s.) - Cóndor. Ave mayor de la familia de los sarcoramifidos.
  4. ↑ Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary): Kunturi - Cóndor
  5. ↑ Juan Carvajal Carvajal, Arturo Hernández Sallés, Nelly Ramos Pizarro, Diccionario Ilustrado Aymara-Español-Inglés (Aymara-Spanish-English dictionary): acuclillarse: chukuña
  6. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map showing Kuntur Chukuña ("Condor Chucuña") south of Urmiri
  7. ↑ Tomave Municipality: population data and map


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