Kura Puñusqa

Kura Puñusqa
Kura Puñusqa is located in Bolivia
Kura Puñusqa
Kura Puñusqa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,562 m (14,967 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°50′50″S 65°45′23″W / 19.84722°S 65.75639°W / -19.84722; -65.75639
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Kura Puñusqa (Quechua kura priest, puñuy to sleep, -sqa a suffix,[2][3] 'a priest who fell asleep', also spelled Cura Puñuskha) is a 4,562-metre-high (14,967 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, Caiza "D" Municipality. The Jalsuri River originates near the mountain. Its waters flow to the Jatun Mayu.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Kollpa 6434-III
  2. ^ Leoncio Gutiérrez Camacho, Leonidas Mantilla Gutierrez, Shara Huaman Jullunila, Apurimaqpaq Runasimi Taqe, Diccionario de Quechua Apurimeño, Versión Prelimar, 2007
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ "Caiza "D"". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.


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