Kimsa Warmini

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Kimsa Warmini
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Kimsa Warmini
Highest point
Elevation 2,842 m (9,324 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 16°09′24″S67°37′48″W / 16.15667°S 67.63000°W / -16.15667; -67.63000 Coordinates: 16°09′24″S67°37′48″W / 16.15667°S 67.63000°W / -16.15667; -67.63000  
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes, Kimsa Warmini

Kimsa Warmini (Aymara kimsa three, warmi woman, [2] -ni a suffix, "the one with the three women", also spelled Quimsa Huarmini) [3] is a 2,842-metre-high (9,324 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes in a small range of that name. It is located in the La Paz Department, Nor Yungas Province, Coroico Municipality, northeast of Coroico. The range extends in a north-easterly direction. [4] [1]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

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.

Kimsa Warmini is also the name of the river which originates on the slopes of the mountain. It flows to the northeast. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Río Coroico 6045-I, (Quimsa Huarmi)
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Bolivia 1:100,000, Chulumani 3338, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD, (Quimsa Huarmini)
  4. ↑ "Coroico". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
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