Quriwani

Quriwani
Quriwani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,920 m (16,140 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°40′15″S 68°35′55″W / 15.67083°S 68.59861°W / -15.67083; -68.59861Coordinates: 15°40′15″S 68°35′55″W / 15.67083°S 68.59861°W / -15.67083; -68.59861
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent range Andes

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

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
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