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Chillwa Quta
__NOTOC__ Chillwa Quta, also spelled ''Chillhua Kkota'', is a lake in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Chillwa Quta lies south-west of the mountain Mama Uqllu, south of the lake Warus Quta and south-east of the mountain Taruja Umaña. This is where the river Taruj Umaña originates. It flows to the west and then to the north-west as an affluent of the La Paz River The Choqueyapu River, sometimes called the La Paz River, is a river in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. It belongs to the drainage basin of the Amazon. The river originates in a spring called Achachi Qala (Aymara: ''achachi'' border stone, old, g ....IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca The name ''Chillwa Quta'' comes from ay, ch'illiwa (or ), meaning "a species of grass ''( Festuca dolichophylla)''", and "lake".Plan de Desarrollo Municipal Calamarca 2005 - 2009 References Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia) { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
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La Paz Department (Bolivia)
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises with a 2012 census population of 2,706,359 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with adjacent Peru. It contains the '' Cordillera Real'', which reaches altitudes of . Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the ''Yungas'', the steep eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains that make the transition to the Amazon River basin to the northeast. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz and is the administrative city and seat of government/national capital of Bolivia. Provinces The Department of La Paz is divided into 20 provinces (''provincias'') which are further subdivided into 85 municipalities (''municipios'') and - on the fourth level - into cantons. The provinces with their capitals are: Government The chief executive office of Bolivia's departments (since May 2010) is the Governor; before then, the office was called the Prefect, and until 2006 the prefect was appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loayza Province
Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay. Geography The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivision The province is divided into five municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons. See also * Chillwa Quta * Jach'a Jawira * Malla Jawira Malla Jawira (Aymara ''malla'' lead Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relativel ... * Warus Quta References Provinces of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimsa Cruz Mountain Range
The Cordillera Quimsa Cruz is a mountain range in the La Paz Department in Bolivia situated south east of Lake Titicaca and north of Lake Uru Uru, measuring about 35–40 km in length and 12 km at its widest point. It is the continuation of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia extending in a north to south-eastern direction from Asiento pass south of Illimani to ''Tres Cruces'' pass. ''Kimsa Cruz'' or ''Quimsa Cruz'' in Hispanicized spelling is a partly Aymara (''kimsa'' three), partly Spanish (''cruz'' cross) expression meaning "three crosses". Mountains The highest elevations are Jachacunocollo (5,800 m), Wayna Khunu Qullu (5,640 m) and Gigante (5,748 m). Other notable peaks are:Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca * León Jiwata, * San Luis, * Las Virgenes, * San Pedro, * Yaypuri, * Salvador Apacheta, * Jach'a Paquni, * San Enrique, * Atoroma, * Santa Fe, * San Juan, * San Lorenzo, * Janq'u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairoma Municipality
Cairoma Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p .... Its seat is Cairoma. Geography The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: See also * Chillwa Quta * Warus Quta References Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mama Uqllu (Bolivia)
Mama Uqllu (Hispanicized spelling ''Mama Occllo, Mama Ocllo, Mama Okllo''), also Puntiagudo (Spanish for sharp pointed), is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes, about high. It lies in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range, south of the mountain Kalsunani ''(Calzonani)'' and west of Taruja Umaña.Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6143-IV 'Estancia Choquetanga Chico'IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca Quime Municipality, population data and map showing ''Calzonani'' and ''Torrini''. Mama Uqllu lies near ''Torrini''. It is situated in the La Paz Department, at the border of the Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality, and the Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality, north of the village of Viloco. Mama Uqllu lake Mama Uqllu ''(Mama Okllo)'' is also the name of the little lake south or south-east of the mountain. See also * Quri Ch'uma * Yaypuri * List of mountains in the Andes A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warus Quta (Loayza)
__NOTOC__ Warus Quta ( Aymara grey-brown, lake, "grey-brown lake", also spelled ''Barrus Kkota'') is a lake in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Warus Quta lies between the mountains Taruja Umaña in the west and Mama Uqllu in the east. The river Taruj Umaña originates near the lake. It flows to the west and then to the north-west as an affluent of the La Paz River The Choqueyapu River, sometimes called the La Paz River, is a river in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. It belongs to the drainage basin of the Amazon. The river originates in a spring called Achachi Qala (Aymara: ''achachi'' border stone, old, g ....IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca References Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taruja Umaña
Taruja Umaña (Aymara ''taruja'' deer, ''umaña'' drink, to give to drink, "deer watering place", also spelled ''Taruca Umaña'',IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca ''Taruca Umana''), also known as Taruj Umaña according to the name of the river at the mountain, is a mountain in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Taruja Umaña lies west of the mountain Mama Uqllu. The river Taruj Umaña which later is called ''Araca'' originates south-east of the mountain. It flows to the west and then to the north-west as an affluent of the La Paz River The Choqueyapu River, sometimes called the La Paz River, is a river in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. It belongs to the drainage basin of the Amazon. The river originates in a spring called Achachi Qala (Aymara: ''achachi'' border stone, old, g .... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choqueyapu River
The Choqueyapu River, sometimes called the La Paz River, is a river in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. It belongs to the drainage basin of the Amazon. The river originates in a spring called Achachi Qala (Aymara: ''achachi'' border stone, old, grandfather, ''qala'' stone) in the Cordillera Real near the mountain Chacaltaya at a height of 5,395 m. It crosses the city La Paz from north to south. South of Illimani and north of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range it turns to the east; at this point it is better known as the La Paz River. The confluence with Cotacajes River is the beginning of the Beni River, also known as Alto Beni ("high Beni") in this region. The river is known to be contaminated with sewage, with enteropathogenic bacteria which is believed to contribute to the high incidence of diarrheal disease in the city of La Paz. Tributaries include the Amutara River. See also *List of rivers of Bolivia This is a list of rivers in Bolivia. By drainage basin This list is arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festuca Dolichophylla
''Festuca dolichophylla'' is a species of grass which is endemic to western South America with an occurrence in Costa Rica. Description The plant is perennial and caespitose with erect culms that are long and wide. The ligule is long and is going around the eciliate membrane. Leaf-blades are filiform, erect and are long and broad. They also have scaberulous, hairy, and smooth surface which is ribbed a swell. The panicle is elliptic, open, inflorescenced and is long and broad with long peduncle. Spikelets are solitary with pedicelled fertile spikelets that carry 5–7 fertile florets. The main panicle branches are going far up and are long. It also have a barren and scaberulous rhachilla that is long. The glumes are chartaceous and keelless, have acute apexes, with only difference is in size. The upper one is long while the other one is . Fertile lemma is long and is also chartaceous, lanceolate, keelless, and purple in colour. Lemma itself is muticous wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
