Jaruma
Jaruma | |
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Satellite image of the Uyuni salt flat (center) and Jaruma (lower left) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,863 m (15,955 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 20°23′51″S 68°23′47″W / 20.39750°S 68.39639°WCoordinates: 20°23′51″S 68°23′47″W / 20.39750°S 68.39639°W |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Jaruma Location in Bolivia | |
Location |
Bolivia, Potosí Department |
Parent range | Andes |
Jaruma (Aymara jaru bitter, uma water,[2] "bitter water") is a 4,863-metre-high (15,955 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, Llica Municipality. Jaruma lies between the Uyuni salt flat in the east and the Napa salt flat in the west. The highest neighboring mountains are Mancha in the south-east and Thuwa in the south. The smaller mountain at the south-western slope of Jaruma is named Wiraqucha Qullu (Huirajocha Kkollu).[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Estancia Sinalaco 5932-IV
- ↑ 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) '
- ↑ "Llica". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
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