Ch'aki Mayu (Chuquisaca)

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Ch'aki Mayu
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Ch'aki Mayu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,654 m (11,988 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 19°04′27″S65°22′26″W / 19.07417°S 65.37389°W / -19.07417; -65.37389 Coordinates: 19°04′27″S65°22′26″W / 19.07417°S 65.37389°W / -19.07417; -65.37389  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Ch'aki Mayu (Quechua ch'aki dry, mayu river, [2] "dry river", also spelled Chaqui Mayu) is a 3,654-metre-high (11,988 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, Sucre Municipality. [1] [3]

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Sucre 6536-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Sucre". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.


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