Mancha (Bolivia)

Mancha

Satellite image of the Uyuni salt flat (center) and Mancha (lower left)
Highest point
Elevation 5,024 m (16,483 ft)[1]
Coordinates 20°27′36″S 68°19′00″W / 20.46000°S 68.31667°W / -20.46000; -68.31667Coordinates: 20°27′36″S 68°19′00″W / 20.46000°S 68.31667°W / -20.46000; -68.31667
Geography
Mancha

Location in Bolivia

Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Mancha (Quechua for fear)[2] is a 5,024-metre-high (16,483 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, Llica Municipality. Mancha lies between the Uyuni salt flat in the east and the Napa salt flat in the west. The highest neighboring mountains are Thuwa in the west and Jaruma in the north-west.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Estancia Sinalaco 5932-IV
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Llica". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
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