Jach'a Willk'i | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,000 m (13,000 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 16°58′50″S67°33′27″W / 16.98056°S 67.55750°W Coordinates: 16°58′50″S67°33′27″W / 16.98056°S 67.55750°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia La Paz Department |
Parent range | Andes |
Jach'a Willk'i (Aymara jach'a big, willk'i gap, [2] "big gap", also spelled Jachcha Willkhi) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. [1] [3]
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.
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.
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.
Calacoto or Qala Qutu is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Calacoto.
Cairoma Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Cairoma.
Wila Willk'i is a 4,630-metre-high (15,190 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Wila Willk'i is situated northwest of Malla and a mountain named Malla Qullu.
Jach'a Qullu is a 4,390-metre-high (14,403 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Jach'a Qullu is situated south-west of the mountains Wila Willk'i, Malla Qullu and Janq'u Qalani (Jankho Khalani). It lies west of Malla. The river Jach'a K'uchu Jawira flows along the northern slopes of Jach'a Qullu.
Achuma is a mountain in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about 4,960 metres (16,273 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. The peaks of Achuma lie north-west to north of the mountain Taruja Umaña and south of Janq'u Willk'i. There are two small lakes north of the mountain. They are named Allqa Quta and Ch'iyar Quta.
Janq'u Willk'i is a mountain in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Janq'u Willk'i lies north of the mountains Taruja Umaña and Achuma. There are two small lakes at the feet of Achuma and Janq'u Willk'i. They are named Allqa Quta and Ch'iyar Quta.
The Llallawa Jawira which upstream successively is named Patu Uma, Ch'alla Jawira, Jach'a Qura, Lupipi and Chuqi Phuju is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a left tributary of the Desaguadero River.
Janq'u Willk'i is a 3,762-metre-high (12,343 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Janq'u Willk'i lies west of Kuntur Jiwaña.
Kuntur Jiwaña is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,760 m (12,340 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, on the border of the municipalities of Cairoma and Luribay. Kuntur Jiwaña lies east of Janq'u Willk'i.
Jach'a Walluni is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,140 m (13,580 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Jach'a Walluni lies northwest of Jach'a Wayllani and Tani Tani.
Wanuni is a 4,148-metre-high (13,609 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality, northwest of Cairoma. Wanuni lies southwest of Llallawa, northwest of Wayra Willk'i and southeast of Liqiliqini.
Liqiliqini is a 3,928-metre-high (12,887 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality, southwest of the village of Wila Pampa. Liqiliqini lies northwest of Wayra Willk'i, Wanuni and Uyuyuni.
Wila Willk'i is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 480 m (1,570 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. This is where the Wila Willk'i Jawira originates. It flows to the northwest as an affluent of the Luribay River.
Wayra Willk'i is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,100 m (13,500 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality, northwest of Cairoma. Wayra Willk'i lies north of Pukara Ch'utu and southeast of Wanuni.
Jach'a Qiñwa Qullu is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, José Manuel Pando Province, Catacora Municipality. Jach'a Qiñwa Qullu lies north of the Jaruma River, east of Ch'alla Willk'i.
Wila Willk'i is a 4,286-metre-high (14,062 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located at the Peruvian border in the La Paz Department, José Manuel Pando Province, Catacora Municipality, southwest of T'ula Qullu.
Muxsa Willk'i is a 4,490-metre-high (14,730 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Coro Coro Municipality. Muxsa Will'i lies southwest of Waylla Pukara and west of Achachi Qala.
Janq'u Willk'i is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,900 m (16,100 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. Janq'u Willk'i lies southwest of Ch'iyar Jaqhi.
K'usill Willk'i is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Irupana Municipality. K'usill Willk'i lies northeast of Jukumarini.
Q'ara Willk'i is a 4,568-metre-high (14,987 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Tapacari Province. Q'ara Willk'i lies northwest of Lluxita.
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