Kimsa Chata (Sajama)

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Kimsa Chata
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Kimsa Chata
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,809 m (15,778 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 18°07′17″S68°19′47″W / 18.12139°S 68.32972°W / -18.12139; -68.32972 Coordinates: 18°07′17″S68°19′47″W / 18.12139°S 68.32972°W / -18.12139; -68.32972  
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent range Andes

Kimsa Chata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three, [2] [3] Pukina chata mountain, [4] "three mountains", Hispanicized Quimsa Chata) is a group of three mountains in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. It is situated north-east of the mountains Yaritani and Wankarani. The northern peak is 4,809 metres (15,778 ft) high. The two other peaks of the groups lie south-east of it. [1] [5]

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 an official language of Bolivia. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in southern Peru and in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Andes Mountain range in 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. The Andes also have the 2nd most elevated highest peak of any mountain range, only behind the Himalayas. The range is 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, 200 to 700 km wide, and has 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 the country.

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Kimsa Chata (Arequipa) mountain in Peru

Kimsa Chata is a group of three mountains in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Its central peak reaches 5,091 metres (16,703 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District. Kimsa Chata lies at the Yana Wanaku valley southeast of Hatun Pata.

Chuqi Warani

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Janqu Apachita mountain in Bolivia

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Apachita (Inquisivi) mountain in the Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Apachita is a 4,673 m (15,331 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Colquiri Municipality. Apachita lies southwest of Kimsa Q'awa.

References

  1. 1 2 BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 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)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca
  5. ↑ "Turco". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2014. (unnamed)


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