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K'uyka

Coordinates: 19°51′05″S 65°57′58″W / 19.85139°S 65.96611°W / -19.85139; -65.96611
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K'uyka
K'uyka is located in Bolivia
K'uyka
K'uyka
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,828 m (15,840 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°51′05″S 65°57′58″W / 19.85139°S 65.96611°W / -19.85139; -65.96611
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

K'uyka (Quechua for earthworm,[2] "dry lake", also spelled Kuillca) is a 4,828-metre-high (15,840 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality. It lies southwest of Yasamana and west of Ch'illa Q'awa and Anta Anta.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Kollpa 6434-III
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Porco". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.