Sirk'i (Oruro)
For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Sirk'i (La Paz). For the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia, see Sirk'i (Potosí).
| Sirk'i | |
|---|---|
 Poopó Lake from above. Sirk'i lies in the roundish mountainous complex at its south-eastern end. | |
| Elevation | 4,962 m (16,280 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
  Sirk'i Location in Bolivia | |
| Location | Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province |
| Range | Andes |
| Coordinates | 18°57′57″S 66°39′38″W / 18.96583°S 66.66056°WCoordinates: 18°57′57″S 66°39′38″W / 18.96583°S 66.66056°W |
Sirk'i (Aymara for wart,[2] Serkhe) is a 4,962-metre (16,280 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia east of Poopó Lake. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province, which is identical to the Santiago de Huari Municipality. Sirk'i lies north-west of the mountain Chullpiri and east of Wila Sirka.
The river Jach'a Qala ("big stone", hispanicized spelling Jachcha Khala) originates north-west of the mountain. It flows to the south.[1][3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BIGM map 1:50,000 6237-II Cerro Azanaques
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "Santiago de Huari". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved October 14, 2014. (unnamed)
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