Kuntur Jipiña Explained

Kuntur Jipiña
Elevation M:5260
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Range:Andes, Cordillera Real
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-15.9875°N -68.4539°W

Kuntur Jipiña (Aymara kunturi condor, jipiña squatting of animals,[2] 'where the condor crouches', Hispanicized spelling Condor Jipina) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5260m (17,260feet) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, at the border of the Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality, and the Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality. It lies west of the mountain Chachakumani and south-east of Wila Wila. The lakes Janq'u Quta and Jist'aña Quta are situated north-east and north-west of Kuntur Jipiña.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III
  2. Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Web site: Guanay . INE, Bolivia . October 3, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070427/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020602&tipo=1 . October 6, 2014 . (unnamed, south-east of Wari Qalluni Pata (Huari Kallunipata))