Khari Khari Lakes

Khari Khari Lakes

Looking northwest from the Khari Khari range towards Potosí with the Khari Khari Lakes in the foreground
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Coordinates 19°36′S 65°43′W / 19.600°S 65.717°W / -19.600; -65.717Coordinates: 19°36′S 65°43′W / 19.600°S 65.717°W / -19.600; -65.717
Primary inflows San Ildefonso River

The Khari Khari Lakes (Quechua khari khari a thorny medical plant, a species of rubus,[1] hispanicized spellings Cari Cari, Kari Kari, Kari-Kari) are two closely connected artificial lakes, San Ildefonso and San Pablo (now integrated into San Ildefonso) situated in the Khari Khari mountain range of Bolivia.[2][3] The lakes lie about 8 km east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality,[4] northeast of the lakes named San Sebastián and Planilla which are also artificial lakes.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ apemin.eu
  3. ↑ aecid.bo
  4. ↑ Potosí Municipality: population data and map
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