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Sirk'i (Potosí)

Coordinates: 19°39′31″S 66°27′12″W / 19.65861°S 66.45333°W / -19.65861; -66.45333
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Sirk'i
Sirk'i is located in Bolivia
Sirk'i
Sirk'i
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,108 m (16,759 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°39′31″S 66°27′12″W / 19.65861°S 66.45333°W / -19.65861; -66.45333
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Sirk'i (Aymara for wart,[2] also spelled Serkhe, also named Tacaneri or Takañeri) is a 5,108-metre-high (16,759 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Tomave Municipality, about 14 km north of the Jatun Mundo Quri Warani (Nuevo Mundo) volcano. Sirk'i lies southwest of Kunturiri Mayqu and west of Ch'iyar Jaqhi.[1][3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b BIGM map 1.50,000 6335-III Cerro Keucha
  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. ^ "Tomave". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved September 7, 2014. (unnamed)