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Qanchis Kancha (Bolivia)

Coordinates: 19°56′34″S 65°52′00″W / 19.94278°S 65.86667°W / -19.94278; -65.86667
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Qanchis Kancha
Qanchis Kancha is located in Bolivia
Qanchis Kancha
Qanchis Kancha
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,500 m (14,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°56′34″S 65°52′00″W / 19.94278°S 65.86667°W / -19.94278; -65.86667
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Qanchis Kancha (Quechua qanchis seven, kancha corral,[2] "seven corrals", also spelled Kanchis Kancha, Kanchiskancha) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,500 m (14,800 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, Caiza "D" Municipality. The K'illi Mayu originates east of the mountain. It flows to the Uqururu Mayu in the northeast.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Kollpa 6434-III
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Caiza "D"". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.