Tijtin

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Tijtin
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Tijtin
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,543 m (14,905 ft) [1]
Coordinates 20°40′27″S67°40′02″W / 20.67417°S 67.66722°W / -20.67417; -67.66722 Coordinates: 20°40′27″S67°40′02″W / 20.67417°S 67.66722°W / -20.67417; -67.66722
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Tijtin (Aymara tijti wart, [2] -n a suffix) is a 4,543-metre-high (14,905 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Nor Lípez Province, Colcha "K" Municipality. Tijtin lies south of the Uyuni salt flat, north-west of the mountains Qaral and Lliphi. [1] [3]

Aymara language native language in South America

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Villa Martín 6031-I
  2. "Diccionario Bilingüe Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición (Corregida y aumentada) 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. "COLCHA "K"". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 19, 2014.