Kuntur Chukuña (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''kunturi''
condor
Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua language, Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.
One species, the And ...
, Aymara ''chukuña'' to squat, to cower,
[ 'where the condor squats', also spelled ''Condor Chucuna, Condor Chucuña'') is a mountain in the ]Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
, about high. It is situated in the Oruro Department
Oruro (; Quechua: ''Uru Uru''; Aymara: ''Ururu'') is a department of Bolivia, with an area of . Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178.
Provinces of Oruro
The depar ...
, Sebastián Pagador Province
Sebastián Pagador is a province in the southeastern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro. Its seat is Santiago de Huari.
Location
Sebastián Pagador province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 18° 5 ...
(which is identical to the Santiago de Huari Municipality), Lukumpaya Canton.lib.utexas.edu
Map showing Kuntur Chukuña ("Condor Chucuña") south of Urmiri[ It lies southeast of ]Poopó Lake Poopó may refer to:
* Lake Poopó
Lake Poopó ( ) was a large saline lake in a shallow depression in the Altiplano in Oruro Department, Bolivia, at an altitude of approximately . Due to the lake's length and width (), it made up the easter ...
, south of the village of Urmiri and northwest of Jatun Wila Qullu.
See also
*List of mountains in the Andes
A sortable list of mountains above 4,000 metres in the South American Andes.
Considerations
The list is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes. There are many named and unnamed peaks in the Andes that are currently not included in this lis ...
References
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Mountains of Oruro Department
Four-thousanders of the Andes