Kuntur Chukuña (Cochabamba)

This article is about the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Kuntur Chukuña.
Kuntur Chukuña
Kuntur Chukuña

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,208 m (13,806 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°23′26″S 66°35′44″W / 17.39056°S 66.59556°W / -17.39056; -66.59556Coordinates: 17°23′26″S 66°35′44″W / 17.39056°S 66.59556°W / -17.39056; -66.59556
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Kuntur Chukuña (Aymara kunturi condor, chukuña to squat, to cower,[2][3] 'where the condor squats', also spelled Condor Chucuna) is a 4,208-metre-high (13,806 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Cordillera Mazo Cruz 6241-I
  2. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ Juan Carvajal Carvajal, Arturo Hernández Sallés, Nelly Ramos Pizarro, Diccionario Ilustrado Aymara-Español-Inglés (Aymara-Spanish-English dictionary)
  4. ↑ "Tapacari". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 27, 2016.


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