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Quri Kancha (Bolivia)

Coordinates: 18°32′11″S 65°43′54″W / 18.53639°S 65.73167°W / -18.53639; -65.73167
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Quri Kancha
Quri Kancha is located in Bolivia
Quri Kancha
Quri Kancha
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,668 m (12,034 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°32′11″S 65°43′54″W / 18.53639°S 65.73167°W / -18.53639; -65.73167
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Quri Kancha (Quechua quri gold, kancha enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses,[2] also spelled Khori Cancha) is a 3,668-metre-high (12,034 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Charcas Province, San Pedro de Buena Vista Municipality.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Toromani 6438-II
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "San Pedro". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.