Jach'a Uma Chuwani

Jach'a Uma Chuwani
Jach'a Uma Chuwani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,351 m (14,275 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°39′14″S 68°51′02″W / 16.65389°S 68.85056°W / -16.65389; -68.85056Coordinates: 16°39′14″S 68°51′02″W / 16.65389°S 68.85056°W / -16.65389; -68.85056
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Jach'a Uma Chuwani (Aymara jach'a big, uma water, chuwa little bowl,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big water bowl", also spelled Jacha Uma Chuani) is a 4,351-metre-high (14,275 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, at the border of the Guaqui Municipality and the Jesús de Machaca Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 5844-III Guaqui
  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. "Guaqui". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 25, 2014. (unnamed, south-east of the mountain Santa Rosa)
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