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Kimsa Phujru

Coordinates: 16°07′00″S 68°28′00″W / 16.11667°S 68.46667°W / -16.11667; -68.46667
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Kimsa Phujru
Kimsa Phujru is located in Bolivia
Kimsa Phujru
Kimsa Phujru
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,220 m (13,850 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°07′00″S 68°28′00″W / 16.11667°S 68.46667°W / -16.11667; -68.46667
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Kimsa Phujru (Aymara kimsa three, phujru hole or pit in the earth without water,[2] "three holes", also spelled Quimsa Phujru) is a mountain in the western extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,220 m (13,850 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality. Kimsa Phujru lies at the Pura Purani River, an affluent of the Qiqa Jawira.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Lago Khara Kkota 5945-IV
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ "Batallas". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2016.