Kusin Ch'utu Explained

Kusin Ch'utu
Elevation M:5020
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Range:Andes
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-18.1139°N -68.3186°W

Kusin Ch'utu (Aymara kusi happiness, fortune, good luck, -n(i) a suffix to indicate ownership, ch'utu peak of a mountain, top of the head, Hispanicized spelling Cusin Chuto) is a 5020m (16,470feet) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. Kusin Ch'utu is situated north-east of the mountains Qhapaqa, Yaritani and Kimsa Chata. The river Q'ulini ("the one with stripes", Culini) originates at the mountain. It flows to the south-east.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-IV
  2. Web site: Turco . November 9, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231150/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=040402&tipo=1 . March 3, 2016 .