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Jach'a Uma Chuwani

Coordinates: 16°39′14″S 68°51′02″W / 16.65389°S 68.85056°W / -16.65389; -68.85056
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Jach'a Uma Chuwani
Jach'a Uma Chuwani is located in Bolivia
Jach'a Uma Chuwani
Jach'a Uma Chuwani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,351 m (14,275 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°39′14″S 68°51′02″W / 16.65389°S 68.85056°W / -16.65389; -68.85056
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Jach'a Uma Chuwani (Aymara jach'a big, uma water, chuwa little bowl,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big water bowl", also spelled Jacha Uma Chuani) is a 4,351-metre-high (14,275 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, at the border of the Guaqui Municipality and the Jesús de Machaca Municipality.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 5844-III Guaqui
  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. ^ "Guaqui". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014. (unnamed, south-east of the mountain Santa Rosa)