Chachakumani (Oruro)
This article is about the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Chachakumani (disambiguation).
| Chachakumani | |
|---|---|
  Chachakumani Location in Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,712 m (15,459 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 18°19′46″S 68°58′18″W / 18.32944°S 68.97167°WCoordinates: 18°19′46″S 68°58′18″W / 18.32944°S 68.97167°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Occidental |
Chachakumani (Quechua chachakuma a medical plant,[2][3] -ni an Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with chachakuma, Hispanicized spelling Chachacomani) is a 4,712-metre-high (15,459 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the west of the Turco Municipality. Chachakumani lies south of Muru Qullu, northeast of Umurata and Kuntur Ikiña and southeast of Uqi Uqini. The Jaruma River flows between Muru Qullu and Chachakumani. It is a tributary of the Sajama River.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Laguna 5839-III
- ↑ seccion.portalpatrimonio.cl Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, Conociendo la Cultura Aymara: ... Chachakuma: pata uraqinakan alija, sutipax qichwawa, ... (Aymara text saying that Chachakuma is originally a Quechua word)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "Turco". Retrieved September 24, 2014.
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