Coordinates: 17°04′24″S 67°35′38″W / 17.07333°S 67.59389°W / -17.07333; -67.59389

Jach'a Ch'uñu Uma

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Jach'a Ch'uñu Uma
Jach'a Ch'uñu Uma is located in Bolivia
Jach'a Ch'uñu Uma
Jach'a Ch'uñu Uma
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,960 m (12,990 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°04′24″S 67°35′38″W / 17.07333°S 67.59389°W / -17.07333; -67.59389
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Jach'a Ch'uñu Uma (Aymara jach'a big, ch'uñu dried, frozen potato, uma water,[2] also spelled Jachcha Chuñu Uma) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,960 m (12,990 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Jach'a Ch'uñu Uma lies north of a river named Ch'uñu Uma.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.