Khunurana (Bolivia)

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°WCoordinates: 19°48′S 65°39′W / 19.800°S 65.650°W

Khunurana (Aymara for a variety of potato of the qhini group,[1] 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[2] rising up to 5,071 m (16,637 ft).[3]

Khunurana lies southeast of the mountain 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. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 18, 2015. (see: Variedad de papa qhini)
  2. ↑ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  3. ↑ ii.uib.no Cerro Cunurana, photo and description (GPS on the summit)