Q'illu Apachita

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Q'illu Apachita
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Q'illu Apachita
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,440 m (14,570 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 20°07′15″S64°47′35″W / 20.12083°S 64.79306°W / -20.12083; -64.79306 Coordinates: 20°07′15″S64°47′35″W / 20.12083°S 64.79306°W / -20.12083; -64.79306  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Q'illu Apachita (Aymara and Quechua q'illu yellow, apachita the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name for a stone cairn in the Andes, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains, [2] [3] also spelled Khellu Apacheta) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,440 m (14,570 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Nor Cinti Province, San Lucas Municipality. It lies northeast of Llaqta Pampa. [1] [4]

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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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Canchas Blancas 6633-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. ↑ "San Lucas". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.


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