Lluxita (Potosí)

This article is about the mountain in the Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Lluxita.
Lluxita
Lluxita

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,100 m (13,500 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°45′28″S 65°43′18″W / 18.75778°S 65.72167°W / -18.75778; -65.72167Coordinates: 18°45′28″S 65°43′18″W / 18.75778°S 65.72167°W / -18.75778; -65.72167
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Lluxita (Aymara lluxi shell of a mussel; landslide,[2][3] -ta a suffix, also spelled Llojeta) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,100 m (13,500 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ocurí Municipality. It lies southeast of the village of Ch'aki Mayu (Chaqui Mayu).[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Ravelo 6437-I
  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. ↑ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ocurí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 17, 2016.


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