Coordinates: 17°13′14″S 66°18′07″W / 17.22056°S 66.30194°W / -17.22056; -66.30194

Kimsa Tinkuy

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Kimsa Tinkuy
Kimsa Tinkuy is located in Bolivia
Kimsa Tinkuy
Kimsa Tinkuy
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,720 m (15,490 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°13′14″S 66°18′07″W / 17.22056°S 66.30194°W / -17.22056; -66.30194
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Kimsa Tinkuy (Quechua kimsa three, to meet, meeting,[2] (also related to the confluence of rivers) "three meetings", also spelled Quimsa Tincuy, Quimsa Ticuy) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,720 m (15,490 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Quillacollo Municipality. Kimsa Tinkuy lies northwest to west of Awila Wachana Punta and southeast of Quna Quna Q'asa.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD (unnamed)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005. (5-vowel-system)
  3. ^ "Quillacollo". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.