Iruputuncu (Tarapacá-Daniel Campos)

For the mountain on the border of Chile and Bolivia in the Potosí Department, Nor Lípez Province, see Irruputuncu.

Iruputuncu (possibly from Aymara iru spiny Peruvian feather grass, phutunqu a small vessel or a hole, pit, crater)^[1] is a mountain in the Andes in the Cordillera Occidental on the border of Bolivia and Chile. The Chilean side is in the Tarapacá Region, and the Bolivian side is in the Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, Llica Municipality.^[2][3] Iruputuncu is southeast of Mount Candelaria, west of the Salar de Uyuni salt flat and south of the Umani. It is about 4,200 m (13,780 ft) high.

Iruputuncu
Iruputuncu Location in Bolivia, on the border with Chile
Highest point
Elevation	4,200 m (13,800 ft)
Coordinates	19°53′18″S 68°32′30″W
Geography
Location	Bolivia, Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province Chile, Tarapacá Region
Parent range	Andes, Cordillera Occidental

Map showing Iru Phutunqu on the border of Bolivia and Chile, south of the Umani

References

1. Ludovico Bertonio, Kastilla-Aymara simi qullqa: Iru. - Ichu espinoso. Phutunqu. - Un vasito de barro o redoma. Phutunqu vel Phujru. - Hoyo de la tierra sin agua, no muy hondo.
2. lib.utexas.edu Detailed map of the area
3. Llica Municipality Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine: population data and map