Chachakumani (Oruro)

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Chachakumani.
Chachakumani
Chachakumani

Location in Bolivia

Elevation 4,712 m (15,459 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia
Range Andes, Cordillera Occidental
Coordinates 18°19′46″S 68°58′18″W / 18.32944°S 68.97167°WCoordinates: 18°19′46″S 68°58′18″W / 18.32944°S 68.97167°W

Chachakumani (Quechua chachakuma a medical plant,[2][3] -ni an Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with chachakuma, hispanicized spelling Chachacomani) is a 4,712 metres (15,459 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the west of the Turco Municipality. Chachakumani lies south of the mountain Muru Qullu, north-east of Umurata and Kuntur Ikiña and south-east of Uqi Uqini. The Jaruma River flows between Muru Qullu and Chachakumani. It is a tributary of the Sajama River.[1][4]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Laguna 5839-III
  2. seccion.portalpatrimonio.cl Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, Conociendo la Cultura Aymara: ... Chachakuma: pata uraqinakan alija, sutipax qichwawa, ... (Aymara text saying that Chachakuma is originally a Quechua word)
  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. "Turco". Retrieved September 24, 2014.