Mañasu (Bolivia)

For the district in Peru, see Mañazo District.
Mañasu
Mañasu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,171 m (13,684 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°54′21″S 68°10′44″W / 17.90583°S 68.17889°W / -17.90583; -68.17889Coordinates: 17°54′21″S 68°10′44″W / 17.90583°S 68.17889°W / -17.90583; -68.17889
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department
Parent range Andes

Mañasu (Aymara for butcher,[2] also spelled Mañazo) is a 4,171-metre-high (13,684 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, San Pedro de Totora Province. The Juch'us Jawira ("slim river") originates at the mountain. It flows to the northwest.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Huacanapi 5940-II
  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. "Totora". Retrieved April 12, 2016.
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