Qutani (Cochabamba)

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Qutani.
Qutani
Qutani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,482 m (11,424 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°38′02″S 65°24′54″W / 17.63389°S 65.41500°W / -17.63389; -65.41500Coordinates: 17°38′02″S 65°24′54″W / 17.63389°S 65.41500°W / -17.63389; -65.41500
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Qutani (Aymara quta lake,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a lake (or lakes)", also spelled Khotani, Kkotani) is a 3,482 m (11,424 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. Qutani lies south of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Inkallaqta, north of the village of Pocona. The next peak to the southeast is Qucha Qucha (Quechua for "a complex of lakes").[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  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. "Pocona". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 7, 2016.


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