Ch'iyar T'ikhi

Ch'iyar T'ikhi
Ch'iyar T'ikhi

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,092 m (16,706 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°4′48″S 68°24′30″W / 16.08000°S 68.40833°W / -16.08000; -68.40833Coordinates: 16°4′48″S 68°24′30″W / 16.08000°S 68.40833°W / -16.08000; -68.40833
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Real

Ch'iyar T'ikhi (Aymara ch'iyara black, t'ikhi a hairstyle of the indigenous women where the ends of the hair are tied,[2] "black t'ikhi", hispanicized spelling Chiarthiji, Chiartiji) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,092 metres (16,706 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality. Ch'iyar T'ikhi lies south-west of the mountain Jach'a Qullu, west of Qala T'uxu, north of Qullqi Chata and north-east of Taypi K'uchu. The rivers Pura Purani and Jayllawaya, both tributaries of Lake Titicaca, flow along its northern and southern slopes.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Cordillera Real". huayna-potosi.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  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. "Batallas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 22, 2014. (unnamed)


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