Michina

Michina (Quechua for pasture)[2] is a 5,537-metre-high (18,166 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Sur Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality,[3] at the border with Chile. Michina lies within the borders of the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve.[4] It is situated south of Tocorpuri.[1]

Michina
Tocorpuri (on the left) and Michina as seen from Chile in the west
Highest point
Elevation5,537 m (18,166 ft) [1]
Coordinates22°26′20″S 67°53′15″W 
Geography
Michina
Location in Bolivia
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department, Sur Lípez Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Occidental

References
  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Volcán Juriques SF-19-11
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "San Pablo de Lípez". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2014. (unnamed)
  4. sernap.gob.bo Reserva National de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa


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