Kuntur Ikiña (Sajama)

Kuntur Ikiña (Aymara kunturi condor,[2] ikiña to sleep, bed or blanket,[3] "bed of the condor" or "resting place of the condor", Hispanicized spelling Condor Iquiña) is a 5,044-metre-high (16,549 ft) mountain in the Andes located in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality, north-east of Umurata[4] and south of the Bolivian Route 4 that leads to Tambo Quemado on the border with Chile.

This article is about the mountain in the Sajama Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Kuntur Ikiña.
Kuntur Ikiña
Kuntur Ikiña
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,044 m (16,549 ft) [1]
Coordinates18°20′25″S 69°00′15″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Occidental

See also

References
  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Nevado Quimsachata Hoja 5738-I
  2. Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary
  4. "Turco". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2014. (unnamed)


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