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Uyu K'uchu

Coordinates: 16°9′35″S 68°11′25″W / 16.15972°S 68.19028°W / -16.15972; -68.19028
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Uyu K'uchu
Uyu K'uchu is located in Bolivia
Uyu K'uchu
Uyu K'uchu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°9′35″S 68°11′25″W / 16.15972°S 68.19028°W / -16.15972; -68.19028
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real

Uyu K'uchu (Aymara uyu corral, k'uchu, q'uch'u corner,[2] "corral corner", also spelled Uyu Khuchu) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality. Uyu K'uchu lies south of the mountain Sankayuni and north-east of the mountain Kunturiri.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Zongo 5945-I
  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) see: rincón and q'uch'u
  3. ^ "La Paz, Murillo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 14, 2014. (unnamed)