Uqi Uqini (Bolivia)

For the mountain on the border of Bolivia and Chile Bolivia, see Uqi Uqini.
Uqi Uqini
Uqi Uqini

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°09′22″S 68°27′30″W / 18.15611°S 68.45833°W / -18.15611; -68.45833Coordinates: 18°09′22″S 68°27′30″W / 18.15611°S 68.45833°W / -18.15611; -68.45833
Geography
Location Bolivia
Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality
Parent range Andes

Uqi Uqini (Aymara uqi uqi a species of plant,[2] uqi brown, grey brown,[3] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the uqi uqi plant" or "the one with a complex of grey-brown color", hispanicized spelling Oke Okeni) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. Uqi Uqini lies southeast of Chunkarani.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani 5939-IV
  2. ↑ Gabriel Martínez, Toponimos de Chuani: Organisación y significación del Territorio (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ "LTurco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 10, 2016. (unnamed)
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