Kuntur Ikiña (Sajama) Explained

Kuntur Ikiña
Elevation M:5044
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality
Range:Andes, Cordillera Occidental
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-18.3403°N -69.0042°W

Kuntur Ikiña (Aymara kunturi condor,[2] ikiña to sleep, bed or blanket,[3] "bed of the condor" or "resting place of the condor", Hispanicized spelling Condor Iquiña) is a 5044m (16,549feet) mountain in the Andes located in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality, north-east of Umurata[4] and south of the Bolivian Route 4 that leads to Tambo Quemado on the border with Chile.

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Notes and References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Nevado Quimsachata Hoja 5738-I
  2. Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. http://www.katari.org/diccionario/diccionario.php?listletter=aymara&display=5 www.katari.org
  4. Web site: Turco . September 18, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231150/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=040402&tipo=1 . March 3, 2016 . (unnamed)