Jatun Kunturiri (Quechua hatun, in Bolivia always jatun big, great,[2] Aymara kunturi condor,[3] -ri Aymara suffix, hispanicized spellings Jatun Condoriri, Jatún Condoriri) is a mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 5,008 m (16,430 ft) high. It is situated south-east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, in the south-west of the Puna Municipality. It lies between the Sip'uruni River in the north and the Khunurana in the south, north-west of the lake T'ala Qucha and the village Talaco.[4][5][6]

Jatun Kunturiri
Jatun Kunturiri is located in Bolivia
Jatun Kunturiri
Jatun Kunturiri
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,008 m (16,430 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°43′12″S 65°38′13″W / 19.72000°S 65.63694°W / -19.72000; -65.63694
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes, Potosí mountain range

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References edit

  1. ^ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ aymara.ucb.edu.bo Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Félix Layme Payrumani, Spanish-Aymara dictionary: CÓNDOR (<a). Ave rapaz diurna mas grande de todas. - Kunturi, fig. mallku.
  4. ^ "Puna". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014. (unnamed)
  5. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6434-I Puna
  6. ^ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area