Phujuni

Phujuni
Phujuni

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,740 m (15,550 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°50′36″S 65°58′23″W / 19.84333°S 65.97306°W / -19.84333; -65.97306Coordinates: 19°50′36″S 65°58′23″W / 19.84333°S 65.97306°W / -19.84333; -65.97306
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Phujuni (Aymara phuju spring of water,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a spring", also spelled Fucuni) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,740 m (15,550 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality. It lies northwest of K'uyka and northeast of Qullqi Chaka Punta.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Kollpa 6434-III
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Porco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 29, 2016.


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