Illimani (Potosí) Explained

Illimani
Elevation M:5030
Location:Bolivia
Potosí Department
Range:Andes, Khari Khari mountain range
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-19.6333°N -65.6644°W

Illimani[1] is a mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 5,030 m (16,503 ft) high.[2] It is situated south-east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Illimani lies south-west of the mountain Uma Jalanta, north-east of Challwiri Lake and north of Illimani Lake.[3] [4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?pid=S0718-10432009000200005&script=sci_arttext Pablo Cruz, Huacas olvidadas y cerros santos. Apuntes metodológicos sobre la cartografía sagrada en los Andes del sur de Bolivia
  2. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  3. http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=050101&tipo=1 Potosí Municipality
  4. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/se-20-13-sucre-bolivia-2001.pdf lib.utexas.edu
  5. BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)