Yana Unu

Yana Unu
Highest point
Elevation 4,040 m (13,250 ft)[1]
Coordinates 20°50′33″S 65°54′06″W / 20.84250°S 65.90167°W / -20.84250; -65.90167Coordinates: 20°50′33″S 65°54′06″W / 20.84250°S 65.90167°W / -20.84250; -65.90167
Geography
Location Bolivia
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Yana Unu (Quechua yana black, unu water,[2] "black water") is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,040 m (13,250 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Nor Chichas Province, Cotagaita Municipality. Yana Unu lies west of a valley named Jatun Q'asa ("big valley"). Its intermittent stream flows to the Caiti River.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Caiti 6431-III
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Cotagaita". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
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