Uma Manqha

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Uma Manqha
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Uma Manqha
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,428 m (14,528 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 15°31′02″S68°32′18″W / 15.51722°S 68.53833°W / -15.51722; -68.53833 Coordinates: 15°31′02″S68°32′18″W / 15.51722°S 68.53833°W / -15.51722; -68.53833  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Uma Manqha (Aymara, [2] also spelled Uma Mankha, [1] [3] Huama Mankha [4] ) is a 4,428-metre-high (14,528 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, in the north of the Sorata Municipality. [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

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.

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 Bolivia.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Tacacoma 5847-II
  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. 1 2 "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ Bolivian IGM map Caranavi SD 19-15


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