Ch'aki Qucha (Quechua ch'aki dry, qucha lake,[2] "dry lake", also spelled Chaqui Khocha) is a 4,628-metre-high (15,184 ft) mountain in the Potosí mountain range in the Bolivian Andes at a lake of the same name. It is located in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, in the west of the Puna Municipality. Ch'aki Qucha lies south of the mountain Kuntur Ikiña, northeast of Kunturiri and a lake named T'ala Qucha and southeast of Jatun Kunturiri.[1][3][4]

Ch'aki Qucha
Ch'aki Qucha is located in Bolivia
Ch'aki Qucha
Ch'aki Qucha
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,628 m (15,184 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°44′08″S 65°35′30″W / 19.73556°S 65.59167°W / -19.73556; -65.59167
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department, José María Linares Province
Parent rangeAndes, Potosí mountain range

The lake named Ch'aki Qucha is northwest of the mountain at 19°43′52″S 65°36′20″W / 19.73111°S 65.60556°W / -19.73111; -65.60556.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Puna 6434-I
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "South America Maps" (PDF). Joint Operations Graphic. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Puna". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014. (unnamed)