Mount Kunturiri (Bolivia-Chile)
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| Kunturiri | |
|---|---|
  Kunturiri | |
| Elevation | 5,762 m (18,904 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Bolivia / Chile |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 18°2′S 69°4′W / 18.033°S 69.067°WCoordinates: 18°2′S 69°4′W / 18.033°S 69.067°W |
Map showing Mount Kunturiri situated south west of Jach'a Kunturiri
Kunturiri (Aymara kunturi condor,[2] -ri Aymara suffix, hispanicized spelling Condoriri), also known as Nevado Condoriri,[3] is a volcano[4] in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Chile[5] which rises up to about 5,762 metres (18,904 ft) On the Chilean side it is located int the Arica and Parinacota Region and on the Bolivian side in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Curahuara de Carangas Municipality, Sajama Canton as well as in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality, Ulloma Canton. Kunturi lies south west of Jach'a Kunturiri, between Mount Laram Q'awa and Patilla Pata and north west of the extinct Sajama volcano.
See also
- Asu Asuni
- Ch'iyar Quta
- Sajama National Park
- List of mountains in the Andes
References
- ↑ lib.icimod.org
- ↑ aymara.ucb.edu.bo Félix Layme Payrumani, Spanish-Aymara dictionary: CÓNDOR (<a). Ave rapaz diurna mas grande de todas. - Kunturi, fig. mallku.
- ↑ Nevado (Spanish) snow-capped mountain
- ↑ Gabriela Vargas-Mattos, Mauro César Geraldes, Ramiro Matos Salinas, Reconstrucción geológica del volcán Chullcani (mioceno superior a plioceno superior): Consideraciónes generales sobre geoquímica y edad de las fases volcánicas, Andes Centrales de Bolivia
- ↑ upload.wikimedia.org
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