Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Sajama)

Ch'iyar Jaqhi
Ch'iyar Jaqhi

Location in Bolivia

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Location
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 18°07′37″S 68°23′11″W / 18.12694°S 68.38639°WCoordinates: 18°07′37″S 68°23′11″W / 18.12694°S 68.38639°W

Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Aymara ch'iyara black, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[1] "black cliff", also spelled Chiar Jakke) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It lies in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. Ch'iyar Jaqhi is situated north-west of the mountains Yaritani and Wankarani.[2][3]


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. BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-IV
  3. "Turco". Retrieved September 13, 2014. (unnamed)