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Chinkani

Coordinates: 14°38′05″S 69°07′59″W / 14.63472°S 69.13306°W / -14.63472; -69.13306
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Chinkani
Chinkani is located in Bolivia
Chinkani
Chinkani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)
Coordinates14°38′05″S 69°07′59″W / 14.63472°S 69.13306°W / -14.63472; -69.13306
Geography
LocationBolivia
Parent rangeAndes

Chinkani (chinka a type of water plant,[1] Aymara -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the chinka plant", also spelled Chincani) is a mountain east of the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality. Chinkani lies northeast of the mountain Allqamarini and east of Q'umir Pata at a small lake and river named Quchapata (Khochapata).[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ David L. Browman, Aspectos de Nutrición Prehistórica en la Cuenca del Lago Titicaca, Revista Diálogo Andino No 2 - 1983, Departamento de Historia y Geografía, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica-Chile
  2. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  3. ^ "Pelechuco". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.