Michina

Michina
Tocorpuri (on the left) and Michina as seen from Chile in the west
Highest point
Elevation 5,537 m (18,166 ft) [1]
Coordinates 22°26′20″S 67°53′15″W / 22.43889°S 67.88750°W / -22.43889; -67.88750Coordinates: 22°26′20″S 67°53′15″W / 22.43889°S 67.88750°W / -22.43889; -67.88750 
Geography
Michina
Location in Bolivia
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department, Sur Lípez Province
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Occidental

Michina (Quechua for pasture)[2] is a 5,537-metre-high (18,166 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Sur Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality,[3] at the border with Chile. Michina lies within the borders of the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve.[4] It is situated south of Tocorpuri.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Volcán Juriques SF-19-11
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "San Pablo de Lípez". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2014. (unnamed)
  4. ↑ sernap.gob.bo Reserva National de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa


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