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.
| Khari Khari Lakes | |
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.jpg) Looking northwest from the Khari Khari range towards Potosí with the Khari Khari Lakes in the foreground | |
  Khari Khari Lakes  Khari Khari Lakes | |
| Location | Bolivia, Potosí Department |
| Coordinates | 19°36′26″S 65°43′50″W / 19.60722°S 65.73056°W |
| Primary inflows | San Ildefonso River |
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See also
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edit- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ apemin.eu
- ^ "aecid.bo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ^ Potosí Municipality: Archived 2016-05-30 at the Wayback Machine population data and map