Siwinqani (Potosí)

Siwinqani
Siwinqani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,202 m (13,786 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°44′12″S 65°44′29″W / 18.73667°S 65.74139°W / -18.73667; -65.74139Coordinates: 18°44′12″S 65°44′29″W / 18.73667°S 65.74139°W / -18.73667; -65.74139 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Siwinqani (Aymara siwinqa a kind of cactus,[2][3] -ni a suffix, "the one with the siwinqa plant", also spelled Sevengani) is a 4,202-metre-high (13,786 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ocurí Municipality. It lies northwest of Lluxita, northeast of the village of Ch'aki Mayu (Chaqui Mayu).[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Ravelo 6437-I
  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 - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ocurí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 17, 2016. (note: wrong position)


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