Kusin Ch'utu

Kusin Ch'utu (Aymara kusi happiness, fortune, good luck,[2] -n(i) a suffix to indicate ownership, ch'utu peak of a mountain, top of the head,[2] Hispanicized spelling Cusin Chuto) is a 5,020-metre-high (16,470 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. Kusin Ch'utu is situated north-east of the mountains Qhapaqa, Yaritani and Kimsa Chata. The river Q'ulini ("the one with stripes", Culini) originates at the mountain. It flows to the south-east.[1][3]

Kusin Ch'utu
Kusin Ch'utu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,020 m (16,470 ft) [1]
Coordinates18°06′50″S 68°19′07″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent rangeAndes


References
  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-IV
  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. "Turco". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
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