Ch'uxña Quta (Pacajes)

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Ch'uxña Quta

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Ch'uxña Quta is visible in the upper part of this satellite image (center, right). Sajama volcano is shown in the lower center.
Highest point
Elevation 4,952 m (16,247 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°52′39″S68°58′23″W / 17.87750°S 68.97306°W / -17.87750; -68.97306 Coordinates: 17°52′39″S68°58′23″W / 17.87750°S 68.97306°W / -17.87750; -68.97306  
Geography
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Ch'uxña Quta
Location within Bolivia
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Pacajes Province
Parent range Andes

Ch'uxña Quta (Aymara ch'uxña green, quta lake [2] "green lake", also spelled Chojña Kkota) is a 4,952-metre-high (16,247 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality, north-west of the extinct Sajama volcano. It lies south-west of the mountain Suni Q'awa. [1] [3]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Okoruro 5840-III
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Calacoto". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.


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