Khari Khari Lakes

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.

Khari Khari Lakes
Looking northwest from the Khari Khari range towards Potosí with the Khari Khari Lakes in the foreground
Location of Khari Khari Lakes in Bolivia.
Location of Khari Khari Lakes in Bolivia.
Khari Khari Lakes
Location of Khari Khari Lakes in Bolivia.
Location of Khari Khari Lakes in Bolivia.
Khari Khari Lakes
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Coordinates19°36′26″S 65°43′50″W
Primary inflowsSan Ildefonso River

See also

References
  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. apemin.eu
  3. "aecid.bo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  4. Potosí Municipality: Archived 2016-05-30 at the Wayback Machine population data and map


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