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Mountain in Bolivia
Quriwani
Quriwani is located in BoliviaQuriwaniQuriwaniLocation within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,920 m (16,140 ft)
Coordinates15°40′15″S 68°35′55″W / 15.67083°S 68.59861°W / -15.67083; -68.59861
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent rangeAndes

Quriwani (Quechua quri gold, Aymara -wa, -ni suffixes, "the one where it is gold", also spelled Kkorihuani) is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,920 m (16,140 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. It lies north of Ch'uch'u. The small lake southwest of Quriwani is named Quriwani Machu.

References

  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
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