Potosí mountain range | |
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Looking northwest from the Khari Khari range, the northern part of the Potosí mountain range, across the Khari Khari Lakes towards Potosí in the background | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Khunurana |
Elevation | 16,637 ft (5,071 m) |
Coordinates | 19°41′S65°38′W / 19.683°S 65.633°W Coordinates: 19°41′S65°38′W / 19.683°S 65.633°W |
Geography | |
Country | Bolivia |
Parent range | Andes |
The Potosí mountain range in Bolivia is situated east and southeast of the city of Potosí. It is at least 25 km long stretching from north to south. Its highest mountain is Khunurana (Anaruyu) rising up to 5,071 m (16,637 ft). [1] The features of the range are considered the product of volcanic activity known as the Khari Khari caldera (19º43'S; 65º38'W). The caldera is about 40 km long and 25 km at its widest point. [2]
The range was named Cordillera de Potosí by the German alpinist Henry Hoek in 1903. He collected information about the range like the local names and published several papers about it. The inhabitants of the area, however, use the names Khari Khari for the northern part and Anta Q'awa for the southern one. The two sections are separated by a depression, the Jach'a Molino Pampa.
The Khari Khari range contains a number of mountains which are more than 4,900 m high, the highest elevation being Khari Khari (5,040 m). Other mountains are listed below: [3] [4] [5] [6]
Cerro Rico (4,824 m (15,827 ft)) lies west of the main range.
South of Jach'a Molino Pampa, in the Anta Q'awa range, there are:
During the colonial epoch artificial lakes were built in the Khari Khari range, finally up to 32 lakes. The main purpose was to produce hydroelectric power to run the smelters of the mines. Some of these lakes are still used today for the water supply of the city. Today there are 22 lakes of the Khari Khari range belonging to six systems:
South of Jach'a Molino Pampa there are two more systems:
Other notable lakes are T'ala Qucha and Q'umir Qucha.
Tomás Frías is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Potosí which is also the capital of the department. The province is named after the former president Tomás Frías Ametller.
José María Linares is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian department of Potosí. Its capital is Puna.
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Mawk'a Tampu 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. 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.
Yana Urqu is a mountain in the Anta Q'awa mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,860 m (15,945 ft) high. It is situated south-east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, in the north of the José María Linares Province. Yana Urqu lies south-east and east of the mountains Q'umir Qucha and Khunurana.
Q'umir Qucha is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,020 m (16,470 ft) high. It is located in the Anta Q'awa mountain range, the southern part of the Potosí mountain range. Q'umir Qucha is situated south-east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, in the north of the José María Linares Province. Q'umir Qucha lies north-west of the mountain Khunurana and the Yana Urqu group and south-west of the mountain Anta Q'awa. The small lake Q'umir Qucha lies at its feet, east of it. The larger lake south of Q'umir Qucha is Santa Catalina.
Q'umir Qucha is a small artificial lake in Bolivia south east of Potosí. It is about 0.24 km long and 0.17 km at its widest point. The lake is part of the river basin of the upper Pillku Mayu.
Yana Mayu is a 4,797-metre-high (15,738 ft) mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, on the border of the Cornelio Saavedra Province, Chaqui Municipality, and the José María Linares Province, Puna Municipality. It is situated northeast of Jatun Kunturiri. The lakes named Kimsa Qucha and Q'ara Qucha lie at its feet.
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