Wayna Potosí (Oruro)

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, see Huayna Potosí.
Wayna Potosí
Wayna Potosí

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,969 m (16,302 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°4′33″S 68°19′47″W / 18.07583°S 68.32972°W / -18.07583; -68.32972Coordinates: 18°4′33″S 68°19′47″W / 18.07583°S 68.32972°W / -18.07583; -68.32972
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department
Parent range Andes

Wayna Potosí (Aymara and Quechua wayna young,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Huayna Potosí) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,969 metres (16,302 ft) high. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turku Municipality, Turku Canton, northwest of Turku (Turco).[4] The Turku River originates near the mountain. It is a left tributary of the Lauca River.

See also

References

  1. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Turku Municipality: population data and map
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