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Quriwani

Coordinates: 15°40′15″S 68°35′55″W / 15.67083°S 68.59861°W / -15.67083; -68.59861
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Quriwani
Quriwani is located in Bolivia
Quriwani
Quriwani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,920 m (16,140 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°40′15″S 68°35′55″W / 15.67083°S 68.59861°W / -15.67083; -68.59861
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent rangeAndes

Quriwani (Quechua quri gold,[2] Aymara -wa, -ni suffixes, "the one where it is gold", also spelled Kkorihuani) is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,920 m (16,140 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. It lies north of Ch'uch'u. The small lake southwest of Quriwani is named Quriwani Machu.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2016.