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Siku (Bolivia)

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Mountain in Bolivia For other uses, see Siku. For the musical instrument, see Siku (instrument).
Siku
Siku is located in BoliviaSikuSikuLocation within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,740 m (15,550 ft)
Coordinates19°57′21″S 66°00′09″W / 19.95583°S 66.00250°W / -19.95583; -66.00250
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Siku (also spelled Siqu) (Aymara siku or siqu a kind of flute, also spelled Sekho, Seko) or Siq'u (Quechua for slidable rope; perforated) are the names of a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,740 m (15,550 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Tomave Municipality.

References

  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Tacora 6334-II
  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. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Porco 6434-IV
  5. "Tomave". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
Potosí Department
Capital: Potosí
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