Jach'a Kunturiri (Oruro)

Jach'a Kunturiri (Aymara jach'a big, kunturi condor,[2] -ri a suffix, Hispanicized spelling Jachcha Condoriri) is a 5,326-metre-high (17,474 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Curahuara de Carangas Municipality, Sajama Canton, near the border to the La Paz Department. Jach'a Kunturi lies north-east of the mountains Kunturiri and Jisk'a Kunturiri and north-west of the extinct Sajama volcano.[1][3]

Jach'a Kunturiri
Jach'a Kunturiri is located in Bolivia
Jach'a Kunturiri
Jach'a Kunturiri
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,326 m (17,474 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°59′55″S 69°00′20″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes
Map showing the location of Jach'a Kunturiri north-east of Kunturiri

See also

References

  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 Okoruro 5840-III
  2. aymara.ucb.edu.bo Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Félix Layme Payrumani, Spanish-Aymara dictionary
  3. "Curahuara de Carangas". Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.


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