Siku (also spelled Siqu) (
Aymara ''siku'' or ''siqu'' a kind of
flute
The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound with a vibrating column of air. Flutes produce sound when the player's air flows across an opening. In th ...
, also spelled ''Sekho, Seko'')
[ or Siq'u ( Quechua for slidable rope; perforated)][ are the names of a mountain in the ]Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
n Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Potosí Department
Potosí (; Southern Quechua, Quechua: ''P'utuqsi''; Aymara language, Aymara: ''Putusi'') is a Departments of Bolivia, department in southwestern Bolivia. Its area is 118,218 km2 and its population is 856,419 (2024 census). The capital is the ...
, Antonio Quijarro Province, Tomave Municipality.[
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References
Mountains of Potosí Department
Four-thousanders of the Andes
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