Iruputuncu (Tarapacá-Daniel Campos) Explained

Iruputuncu
Map:Bolivia
Location:Bolivia, Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province
Chile, Tarapacá Region
Label Position:right
Elevation M:4200
Range:Andes, Cordillera Occidental
Coordinates:-19.8883°N -68.5417°W
Map Size:250

Iruputuncu (possibly from Aymara iru spiny Peruvian feather grass, phutunqu a small vessel or a hole, pit, crater)[1] is a mountain in the Andes in the Cordillera Occidental on the border of Bolivia and Chile. The Chilean side is in the Tarapacá Region, and the Bolivian side is in the Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, Llica Municipality.[2] [3] Iruputuncu is southeast of Mount Candelaria, west of the Salar de Uyuni salt flat and south of the Umani. It is about 4,200 m (13,780 ft) high.

Notes and References

  1. Ludovico Bertonio, Kastilla-Aymara simi qullqa: Iru. - Ichu espinoso. Phutunqu. - Un vasito de barro o redoma. Phutunqu vel Phujru. - Hoyo de la tierra sin agua, no muy hondo.
  2. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/jog/latin_america/txu-oclc-224571173-se19-15.jpg lib.utexas.edu
  3. http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=051401&tipo=1 Llica Municipality