Yana Mayu (Potosí)

For the river in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Yanamayu.
Yana Mayu
Yana Mayu

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,797 m (15,738 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°42′30″S 65°36′50″W / 19.70833°S 65.61389°W / -19.70833; -65.61389Coordinates: 19°42′30″S 65°36′50″W / 19.70833°S 65.61389°W / -19.70833; -65.61389
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes, Potosí mountain range

Yana Mayu (Quechua yana black, mayu river,[2] "black river") is a 4,797 metres (15,738 ft) high mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, on the border of the Cornelio Saavedra Province, Chaqui Municipality, and the José María Linares Province, Puna Municipality. It is situated northeast of Jatun Kunturiri. The lakes named Kimsa Qucha ("three lakes", Quimsa Khocha) and Q'ara Qucha ("bare lake", Khara Khocha) lie at its feet.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Puna 6434-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 6, 2014.


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