K'uyka

K'uyka
K'uyka
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,828 m (15,840 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°51′05″S 65°57′58″W / 19.85139°S 65.96611°W / -19.85139; -65.96611Coordinates: 19°51′05″S 65°57′58″W / 19.85139°S 65.96611°W / -19.85139; -65.96611 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

K'uyka (Quechua for earthworm,[2] "dry lake", also spelled Kuillca) is a 4,828-metre-high (15,840 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality. It lies southwest of Yasamana and west of Ch'illa Q'awa and Anta Anta.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Kollpa 6434-III
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Porco". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.


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