Ch'utu Wankarani

Ch'utu Wankarani[2] (Aymara ch'utu peak of a mountain, top of the head, wankara a kind of drum,[3] ni a suffix to indicate ownership, Hispanicized spelling Choto Huancarani) is a 4,475-metre-high (14,682 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, northeast of Ch'ama (Chama). Ch'utu Wankarani lies northeast of Imill Wawani and Apachita and southeast of Jisk'a Sallalla and Wisk'achani. The Wila Jaqhi Jawira ("red rock river", also spelled Wila Jakke Jahuira, Wila Jaqi Jawira) originates near Ch'utu Wankarani. It flows to the northeast.[1][4]

Ch'utu Wankarani
Ch'utu Wankarani
Highest point
Elevation4,475 m (14,682 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates16°44′49″S 68°31′49″W
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

References

  1. IGM map 1:50,000 5843-I Sacacani
  2. Ley No. 2351, Ley de 7 de Mayo de 2002
  3. 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)
  4. "Jesús de Machaca". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2014. (unnamed)
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