Ch'amakani (Bolivia-Peru)

For the mountain in the Azángaro Province, Puno Region, Peru, see Ch'amakani.
Ch'amakani
Ch'amakani is located in Bolivia
Ch'amakani
Ch'amakani
Location in Bolivia, on the border with Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)
Coordinates14°33′07″S 69°08′35″W / 14.55194°S 69.14306°W / -14.55194; -69.14306
Geography
LocationBolivia–Peru border
Parent rangeAndes

Ch'amakani (Aymara ch'amaka dark, darkness,[1] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with dark color", also spelled Chamacane) is a mountain northeast of the Apolobamba mountain range at the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. Ch'amakani is situated south of the mountain Yanaqucha, west of Chawpi Wayq'u and north of Yawa Yawa.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  3. ^ "Pelechuco". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)


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