Kuntur Ikiña (Sajama)

Kuntur Ikiña
Kuntur Ikiña

Location in Bolivia

Elevation 5,044 m (16,549 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality
Range Andes, Cordillera Occidental
Coordinates 18°20′25″S 69°00′15″W / 18.34028°S 69.00417°WCoordinates: 18°20′25″S 69°00′15″W / 18.34028°S 69.00417°W

Kuntur Ikiña (Aymara kunturi condor,[2] ikiña to sleep, bed or blanket,[3] "bed of the condor" or "resting place of the condor", hispanicized spelling Condor Iquiña) is a 5,044-metre (16,549 ft) high mountain in the Andes located in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality, north-east of Umurata[4] and south of the Bolivian Route 4 that leads to Tambo Quemado on the border with Chile.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Nevado Quimsachata Hoja 5738-I
  2. ↑ Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary
  4. ↑ "Turco". Retrieved September 18, 2014. (unnamed)