Yuraq Yuraq
Yuraq Yuraq (Quechua yuraq white,[1] the reduplication indicates there is a complex or a group of something, "white complex", or yuraq yuraq common name of Gochnatia boliviana,[2] also spelled Yuraj Yuraj) is a mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,920 m (16,142 ft) high.[3] It is situated southeast of Potosí in the Potosí Department. Yuraq Yuraq lies southeast of Illimani and northeast of Q'illu Urqu.[4]
Yuraq Yuraq | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,920 m (16,140 ft) |
Coordinates | 19°38′33″S 65°39′12″W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia Potosí Department |
Parent range | Andes, Khari Khari mountain range |
References
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- Susana Arrázola Rivero, Margoth Atahuachi, Edwin Saravia, Alvaro Lopez, Diversidad florística medicinal y potencial Etnofarmacológico de las plantas de los valles secos de Cochabamba - Bolivia, p. 72 (in Spanish)
- Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
- Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)
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