Coordinates: 16°06′47″S 68°25′24″W / 16.11306°S 68.42333°W / -16.11306; -68.42333

Juqhun K'ark'a

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Juqhun K'ark'a
Juqhun K'ark'a is located in Bolivia
Juqhun K'ark'a
Juqhun K'ark'a
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,500 m (14,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°06′47″S 68°25′24″W / 16.11306°S 68.42333°W / -16.11306; -68.42333
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Juqhun K'ark'a (Aymara juqhu muddy place, -n(i) a suffix, k'ark'a crevice, fissure, crack,[2] "a crevice with a muddy place", also spelled Jucun Karka, Jukun Karka) is a mountain in the western extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,500 m (14,800 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality. Juqhun K'ark'a lies southwest of Qullqi Chata and west of Laram Salla.[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.