Jach'a Ch'apini

Jach'a Ch'apini
Jach'a Ch'apini

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,500 m (11,500 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°07′44″S 67°34′16″W / 17.12889°S 67.57111°W / -17.12889; -67.57111Coordinates: 17°07′44″S 67°34′16″W / 17.12889°S 67.57111°W / -17.12889; -67.57111
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality
Parent range Andes

Jach'a Ch'apini (Aymara jach'a big, ch'api thorn,[2] -ni a suffix, "the big one with thorns", also spelled Jachcha Chapini) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,500 m (11,500 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Jach'a Ch'apini lies at the Luribay River, southwest of Jach'a Qullu and northwest of Ch'apini.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-I
  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. ↑ "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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