Khari Khari

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Khari Khari
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Khari Khari
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 5,040 m (16,540 ft)
Coordinates 19°35′08″S65°41′08″W / 19.58556°S 65.68556°W / -19.58556; -65.68556 Coordinates: 19°35′08″S65°41′08″W / 19.58556°S 65.68556°W / -19.58556; -65.68556  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes, Potosí mountain range

Khari Khari (Quechua, a thorny medical plant, a species of rubus, [1] hispanicized spellings Cari Cari, Kari Kari, Kari-Kari) is a mountain in the Andes in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. It is the second highest elevation in the Potosí mountain range rising up to (5,040 m (16,535 ft). [2] It is also the highest mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range, the northern part of the Potosí mountain range.

<i>Rubus</i> genus of plants in the rose family

Rubus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with 250–700 species.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Potosí Department Place in Potosí, Bolivia

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Khari Khari lies east of Potosí and north-east of the Khari Khari Lakes. [3]

Khari Khari Lakes

The Khari Khari Lakes are two closely connected artificial lakes, San Ildefonso and San Pablo situated in the Khari Khari mountain range of Bolivia. The lakes lie about 8 km east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality, northeast of the lakes named San Sebastián and Planilla which are also artificial lakes.

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Illimani (Potosí) Mountain in Bolivia

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Qillu Urqu (Tomás Frías) mountain in Bolivia

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Yuraq Yuraq mountain in Bolivia

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Kimsa Waylla mountain in Bolivia

Kimsa Waylla is a mountain group in the Andes of Bolivia in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, about (4,980 m high. It is located in the Khari Khari mountain range east of Potosí. The group lies in the east of the range at the end of the Idelfonso valley. It is situated near the Qhispi Llaqta stream, north-west of the mountains Illimani and Uma Jalanta and north-east of the mountains Wak'ani and Masuni.

Wakani (Potosí)

Wak'ani is a mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, east of Potosí. Wak'ani lies south and south-west of the mountains Khari Khari and Kimsa Waylla, north-west of the mountain Illimani and south-east of the Khari Khari Lakes.

T'ala Qucha is a lake in the Potosí mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, in the west of the Puna Municipality. T'ala Qucha lies south-east of the mountain Jatun Kunturiri, between the mountains Ch'aki Qucha in the north-east and Kunturiri in the south-west.

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): khari khari, t'ankar. s. Zarzamora. Zarza.
  2. ↑ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  3. ↑ BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)
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