Khari Khari Lakes
Khari Khari Lakes | |
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Looking northwest from the Khari Khari range towards Potosí with the Khari Khari Lakes in the foreground | |
Location |
Bolivia, Potosí Department |
Coordinates | 19°36′S 65°43′W / 19.600°S 65.717°WCoordinates: 19°36′S 65°43′W / 19.600°S 65.717°W |
Primary inflows | San Ildefonso River |
The Khari Khari Lakes (Quechua khari khari a thorny medical plant, a species of rubus,[1] hispanicized spellings Cari Cari, Kari Kari, Kari-Kari) are two closely connected artificial lakes, San Ildefonso and San Pablo (now integrated into San Ildefonso) situated in the Khari Khari mountain range of Bolivia.[2][3] The lakes lie about 8 km east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality,[4] northeast of the lakes named San Sebastián and Planilla which are also artificial lakes.
See also
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ apemin.eu
- ↑ aecid.bo
- ↑ Potosí Municipality: Archived 2016-05-30 at the Wayback Machine. population data and map
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