Chilli Qhata

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Chilli Qhata
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Chilli Qhata
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,803 m (15,758 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°04′04″S68°23′16″W / 18.06778°S 68.38778°W / -18.06778; -68.38778 Coordinates: 18°04′04″S68°23′16″W / 18.06778°S 68.38778°W / -18.06778; -68.38778
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent range Andes

Chilli Qhata (Aymara chilli deep, qhata knee pit, [2] "deep knee pit", also spelled Chillicata) is a 4,803-metre-high (15,758 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, at the border of the Curahuara de Carangas Municipality and the Turco Municipality. Chilli Qhata lies south-west of the mountain Q'aysiri and east of Janq'u Jaqhi. [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 BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani 5939-IV
  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) (see: Hondo de la tierra y agua.
  3. "Turco". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2014.