Asir Kunka

Asir Kunka or Asiru Kunka[2] (Aymara asiru snake, kunka throat,[3] "snake throat", also spelled Acerkunka) is a 4,641-metre-high (15,226 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, at the border of the Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, and the Los Andes Province, Laja Municipality. Asir Kunka is situated northwest of Phujtir Pata Punta.[1][4]

Asir Kunka
Asir Kunka is located in Bolivia
Asir Kunka
Asir Kunka
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,641 m (15,226 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°41′00″S 68°34′54″W
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

References

  1. IGM map 1:50,000 5843-I Sacacani
  2. Ley No. 2351, Ley de 7 de Mayo de 2002
  3. 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)
  4. "Jesús de Machaca". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2014. (unnamed)


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