Khari Khari Explained

Khari Khari
Elevation M:5040
Location:Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Range:Andes, Potosí mountain range
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:250
Coordinates:-19.5856°N -65.6856°W

Khari Khari (Quechua, a thorny medical plant, a species of rubus,[1] hispanicized spellings Cari Cari, Kari Kari, Kari-Kari) is a mountain in the Andes in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. It is the second highest elevation in the Potosí mountain range rising up to (5,040 m (16,535 ft).[2] It is also the highest mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range, the northern part of the Potosí mountain range.

Khari Khari lies east of Potosí and north-east of the Khari Khari Lakes.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): khari khari, t'ankar. s. Zarzamora. Zarza.
  2. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  3. BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)