Lluxita (Potosí)

Coordinates: 18°45′28″S 65°43′18″W / 18.75778°S 65.72167°W / -18.75778; -65.72167
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Lluxita
Lluxita is located in Bolivia
Lluxita
Lluxita
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,100 m (13,500 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°45′28″S 65°43′18″W / 18.75778°S 65.72167°W / -18.75778; -65.72167
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.