Asir Kunka

Asir Kunka
Asir Kunka

Location within Bolivia

Elevation 4,641 m (15,226 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Range Andes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata
Coordinates 16°41′00″S 68°34′54″W / 16.68333°S 68.58167°WCoordinates: 16°41′00″S 68°34′54″W / 16.68333°S 68.58167°W

Asir Kunka (Aymara asiru snake, kunka throat,[2] "snake throat", also spelled Acerkunka) is a 4,641-metre (15,226 ft) high mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, at the border of the Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, and the Los Andes Province, Laja Municipality. Asir Kunka is situated north-west of the mountain Phujtir Pata Punta.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IGM map 1:50,000 5843-I Sacacani
  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. "Jesús de Machaca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 24, 2014. (unnamed)