Mawk'a Tampu

Mawk'a Tampu
Mawk'a Tampu Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation	4,940 m (16,210 ft)
Coordinates	19°35′S 65°40′W
Geography
Location	Bolivia, Potosí Department
Parent range	Andes, Khari Khari mountain range

Mawk'a Tampu (Quechua mawk'a old, tampu inn, "old tampu", hispanicized spelling Maucatambo) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the Potosí Department at the border of the provinces Tomás Frías and Cornelio Saavedra. Its summit reaches a height of about 4,940 metres (16,207 ft) above sea level.[1] Mawk'a Tampu is situated in the Khari Khari mountain range east of Potosí. It lies east of the Khari Khari and the Kimsa Kunturiri group and southeast of the Jatun Tiyu Lakes.

References

1. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995