Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Potosí)

This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Ch'iyar Jaqhi.
Ch'iyar Jaqhi
Ch'iyar Jaqhi

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,906 m (16,096 ft)[1]
Coordinates 19°39′40″S 66°24′48″W / 19.66111°S 66.41333°W / -19.66111; -66.41333Coordinates: 19°39′40″S 66°24′48″W / 19.66111°S 66.41333°W / -19.66111; -66.41333
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Aymara ch'iyara black, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[2] "black cliff", hispanicized spelling Chiar Jakke) is a 4,906-metre (16,096 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, in the north of the Tomave Municipality. Ch'iyar Jaqhi lies south-west of the mountain Kunturiri Mayqu and east of the mountain Sirk'i. The river Ch'iyar Jaqhi originates north of the mountain. It flows to the south-east.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 BIGM map 1:50,000 6335-III Cerro Keucha
  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. "Tomave". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved September 7, 2014. (unnamed, east of Tacanere)


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