Khari Khari Lakes

Khari Khari Lakes

Looking north west from the Khari Khari range towards Potosí with the Khari Khari Lakes in the foreground
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Coordinates 19°36′S 65°43′W / 19.600°S 65.717°WCoordinates: 19°36′S 65°43′W / 19.600°S 65.717°W
Primary inflows San Ildefonso River

The Khari Khari Lakes (Quechua, a thorny medical plant, a species of rubus,[1] hispanicized spellings Cari Cari, Kari Kari, Kari-Kari) are two closely connected artificial lakes, San Ildefonso and San Pablo (now integrated into San Ildefonso) situated in the Khari Khari mountain range of Bolivia.[2][3] The lakes lie about 8 km east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality,[4] north east of the lakes San Sebastián and Planilla, two more artificial lakes nearby.

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): khari khari, t'ankar. s. Zarzamora. Zarza.
  2. ↑ apemin.eu
  3. ↑ aecid.bo
  4. ↑ Potosí Municipality: population data and map