Coordinates: 16°41′20″S 68°34′09″W / 16.68889°S 68.56917°W / -16.68889; -68.56917

Phujtir Pata Punta

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Phuj
Phuj is located in Bolivia
Phuj
Phuj
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,661 m (15,292 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°41′20″S 68°34′09″W / 16.68889°S 68.56917°W / -16.68889; -68.56917
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Phuj Mountain (Aymara phujtiri a kind of woven shoulder cloth, pata step,[2] Spanish punta point, also spelled Phūj Mountain) is a 4,661-metre-high (15,292 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, and in the Los Andes Province, Laja Municipality. Phuj Mountain is situated south-east of the mountain Asir Kunka.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 5843-I Sacacani
  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. ^ "Laja". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.