Inti Rumi

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Inti Rumi
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Inti Rumi
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,680 m (12,070 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°01′37″S65°23′29″W / 19.02694°S 65.39139°W / -19.02694; -65.39139 Coordinates: 19°01′37″S65°23′29″W / 19.02694°S 65.39139°W / -19.02694; -65.39139
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Inti Rumi (Quechua inti sun or Inti sun god, rumi stone, [2] "sun (or Inti) stone") is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,680 m (12,070 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, Sucre Municipality. [1] [3]

Inti Incan sun god

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Sucre 6536-IV
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Sucre". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.