Uma Jalsu (Bolivia)

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Uma Jalsu
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Uma Jalsu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,362 m (14,311 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 15°26′41″S69°08′18″W / 15.44472°S 69.13833°W / -15.44472; -69.13833 Coordinates: 15°26′41″S69°08′18″W / 15.44472°S 69.13833°W / -15.44472; -69.13833  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Eliodoro Camacho Province
Parent range Andes

Uma Jalsu (Aymara for spring, source) [2] is a 4,362-metre-high (14,311 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Eliodoro Camacho Province, Umanata Municipality. Uma Jalsu lies on the right bank of the Suches River, northwest of Umanata. [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

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Bolivia country in South America

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Uma Jalsu is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Capazo District. Uma Jalsu lies west of the mountain Jiwaña and southeast of Wila Chunkara. It lies at a plain named Jiwaña Pampa (Jihuaña Pampa). The Jiwaña River originates near the mountain. It flows through the plain before it reaches the Mawri River (Mauri).

Uma Jalsu may refer to:

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Italaque 5747-I
  2. ↑ Teodoro Marka M., Curso Basico de Lengua Aymara, Nociones Basicas de Lengua Aymara
  3. ↑ "Puerto Acosta". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 2, 2016.


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