Uqi Uqini (Bolivia)
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| Uqi Uqini | |
|---|---|
  Uqi Uqini Location within Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 18°09′22″S 68°27′30″W / 18.15611°S 68.45833°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality |
| Parent range | Andes |
Uqi Uqini (Aymara uqi uqi a species of plant,[2] uqi brown, grey brown,[3] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the uqi uqi plant" or "the one with a complex of grey-brown color", hispanicized spelling Oke Okeni) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. Uqi Uqini lies southeast of Chunkarani.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani 5939-IV
- ^ Gabriel Martínez, Toponimos de Chuani: Organisación y significación del Territorio (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "LTurco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 10, 2016. (unnamed)