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Kuntur Chukuña (Cochabamba)

Coordinates: 17°23′26″S 66°35′44″W / 17.39056°S 66.59556°W / -17.39056; -66.59556
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Kuntur Chukuña
Kuntur Chukuña is located in Bolivia
Kuntur Chukuña
Kuntur Chukuña
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,208 m (13,806 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°23′26″S 66°35′44″W / 17.39056°S 66.59556°W / -17.39056; -66.59556
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Kuntur Chukuña (Aymara kunturi condor, chukuña to squat, to cower,[2][3] 'where the condor squats', also spelled Condor Chucuna) is a 4,208-metre-high (13,806 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:50,000 Cordillera Mazo Cruz 6241-I
  2. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Juan Carvajal Carvajal, Arturo Hernández Sallés, Nelly Ramos Pizarro, Diccionario Ilustrado Aymara-Español-Inglés (Aymara-Spanish-English dictionary)
  4. ^ "Tapacari". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.