Quta K'uchu

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Quta K'uchu
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Quta K'uchu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,820 m (15,810 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°04′18″S67°19′38″W / 17.07167°S 67.32722°W / -17.07167; -67.32722 Coordinates: 17°04′18″S67°19′38″W / 17.07167°S 67.32722°W / -17.07167; -67.32722  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Quta K'uchu (Aymara quta lake, k'uchu, q'uch'u corner, [2] "lake corner", also spelled Khota Khuchu, Kkota Khuchu) is a mountain in the La Paz Department in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,820 m (15,810 ft). It is located in the Loayza Province, in the southeast of the Malla Municipality. Quta K'uchu lies southwest of Kimsa Willk'i. [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.

La Paz Department (Bolivia) Department in Nuestra Señora de La Paz, Bolivia

The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises 133,985 square kilometres (51,732 sq mi) with a 2012 census population of 2,706,359 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with adjacent Peru. It contains the Cordillera Real, which reaches altitudes of 6.6 kilometers (4.1 mi). Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the Yungas, the steep eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains that make the transition to the Amazon River basin to the northeast. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz and is the administrative city and seat of government/national capital of Bolivia.

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. 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.

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Jacha Kuchu (Bolivia) mountain in Bolivia

Jach'a K'uchu is a 4,508-metre-high (14,790 ft) mountain in a volcanic field in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia northeast of the Chullkani volcano. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. Jach'a K'uchu is one of five mountains which belong to the so-called Jitiri Dome.

References

  1. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Yaco 6142-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: rincón and q'uch'u
  3. ↑ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2016.



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