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.

Khari Khari
Khari Khari is located in Bolivia
Khari Khari
Khari Khari
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,040 m (16,540 ft)
Coordinates19°35′08″S 65°41′08″W / 19.58556°S 65.68556°W / -19.58556; -65.68556
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes, Potosí mountain range

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

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References

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  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)