Yana Mayu (Potosí)

Yana Mayu
Yana Mayu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,797 m (15,738 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°42′30″S 65°36′50″W / 19.70833°S 65.61389°W / -19.70833; -65.61389Coordinates: 19°42′30″S 65°36′50″W / 19.70833°S 65.61389°W / -19.70833; -65.61389 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes, Potosí mountain range

Yana Mayu (Quechua yana black, mayu river,[2] "black river") is a 4,797-metre-high (15,738 ft) mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, on the border of the Cornelio Saavedra Province, Chaqui Municipality, and the José María Linares Province, Puna Municipality. It is situated northeast of Jatun Kunturiri. The lakes named Kimsa Qucha ("three lakes", Quimsa Khocha) and Q'ara Qucha ("bare lake", Khara Khocha) lie at its feet.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Puna 6434-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 6, 2014.


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