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Supay Punku

Coordinates: 14°53′07″S 68°55′35″W / 14.88528°S 68.92639°W / -14.88528; -68.92639
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Supay Punku
Supay Punku is located in Bolivia
Supay Punku
Supay Punku
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)
Coordinates14°53′07″S 68°55′35″W / 14.88528°S 68.92639°W / -14.88528; -68.92639
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Supay Punku (Quechua supay devil, demon, punku door,[1] "devil door") or Supay P'unqu (Quechua p'unqu pond, dam,[1] "devil pond" or "devil dam") is a mountain east of the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Bautista Saavedra Province, Curva Municipality, and in the Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ "Curva". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved December 12, 2014.