Kusin Ch'utu
| Kusin Ch'utu | |
|---|---|
  Kusin Ch'utu Location in Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,020 m (16,470 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 18°06′50″S 68°19′07″W / 18.11389°S 68.31861°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Kusin Ch'utu (Aymara kusi happiness, fortune, good luck,[2] -n(i) a suffix to indicate ownership, ch'utu peak of a mountain, top of the head,[2] Hispanicized spelling Cusin Chuto) is a 5,020-metre-high (16,470 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. Kusin Ch'utu is situated north-east of the mountains Qhapaqa, Yaritani and Kimsa Chata. The river Q'ulini ("the one with stripes", Culini) originates at the mountain. It flows to the south-east.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-IV
- ^ a b 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)
- ^ "Turco". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
Capital: Oruro | ||
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