Khari Khari (
Quechua, a thorny medical plant, a species of
rubus
''Rubus'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with over 1,350 species.
Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of these ...
, hispanicized spellings ''Cari Cari, Kari Kari, Kari-Kari'') is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
in the
Potosí Department of
Bolivia
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. It is the second highest elevation in the
Potosí mountain range
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). Th ...
rising up to (5,040 m (16,535 ft). It is also the highest mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range, the northern part of the Potosí mountain range.
Khari Khari lies east of
Potosí
Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal . For centuries, it was the location o ...
and north-east of the
Khari Khari Lakes
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The Khari Khari Lakes (Quechua language, Quechua ''khari khari'' a thorny medical plant, a species of rubus, hispanicized spellings ''Cari Cari, Kari Kari, Kari-Kari'') are two closely connected artificial lakes, San Ildefonso and San Pa ...
.
[BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)]
See also
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Kari-Kari (caldera)
Kari-Kari is a Miocene caldera in the Potosi department, Bolivia. It is part of the El Fraile ignimbrite field of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes. Volcanic activity in the Central Volcanic Zone has generated 44 volcanic centres with pos ...
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Kimsa Kunturiri
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Mawk'a Tampu
References
Mountains of Potosí Department
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