Sankayuni

Sankayuni
Sankayuni

Location in Bolivia

Elevation 4,646 m (15,243 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality
Range Andes, Cordillera Real
Coordinates 16°8′27″S 68°11′24″W / 16.14083°S 68.19000°WCoordinates: 16°8′27″S 68°11′24″W / 16.14083°S 68.19000°W

Sankayuni (Aymara sankayu the edible fruit of the thorny Jachakana shrub,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the sankayu fruit", also spelled Sancayuni) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,646 metres (15,243 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality.[1][3] Sankayuni lies south-east of the mountain Janq'u K'ark'a, west of the mountains Ullumani and Chankuni and north-east of the mountain Kunturiri.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Cordillera Real Topographical Map, Bolivia". summitpost.org. Retrieved August 23, 2014. (north is upper left)
  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. "La Paz, Murillo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 23, 2014. (unnamed)