Achuma (Bolivia)

For the cactus plant of the Andes, see Achuma.
Achuma
Highest point
Elevation 4,960 m (16,270 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°47′26″S 67°31′51″W / 16.79056°S 67.53083°W / -16.79056; -67.53083Coordinates: 16°47′26″S 67°31′51″W / 16.79056°S 67.53083°W / -16.79056; -67.53083
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes, Kimsa Cruz

Achuma (Aymara for a large cactus plant, (Echinopsis lageniformis), (Echinopsis pachanoi) or other species, also the name of a drink,[2] also spelled Achoma) is a mountain in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about 4,960 metres (16,273 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. The peaks of Achuma lie north-west to north of the mountain Taruja Umaña and south of Janq'u Willk'i. There are two small lakes north of the mountain. They are named Allqa Quta ("two-colored lake", Alca Kkota) and Ch'iyar Quta ("black lake", Chiar Kkota).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca
  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. ↑ "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
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