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The Khari Khari Lakes (
Quechua ''khari khari'' 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'') are two closely connected artificial lakes,
San Ildefonso and San Pablo (now integrated into San Ildefonso) situated in the
Khari Khari mountain range of
Bolivia
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. The lakes lie about 8 km 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 ...
in the
Potosí Department,
Tomás Frías Province
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.
Location
Tomás ...
,
Potosí Municipality
Potosí Municipality is the capital municipality of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Potosí which is the capital of the department as well.
Geography
The Potosí mountain range traverses the municip ...
,
Potosí Municipality:
population data and map northeast of the lakes named San Sebastián and Planilla which are also artificial lakes.
See also
* Khari Khari
References
Lakes of Potosí Department
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