K'uyka

K'uyka
K'uyka

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,828 m (15,840 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°51′05″S 65°57′58″W / 19.85139°S 65.96611°W / -19.85139; -65.96611Coordinates: 19°51′05″S 65°57′58″W / 19.85139°S 65.96611°W / -19.85139; -65.96611
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

K'uyka (Quechua for earthworm,[2] "dry lake", also spelled Kuillca) is a 4,828-metre-high (15,840 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality. It lies southwest of Yasamana and west of Ch'illa Q'awa and Anta Anta.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Kollpa 6434-III
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Porco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 29, 2016.


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