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Cololo Lake
__NOTOC__ Cololo Lake (Spanish: ''Laguna Cololo'') is a lake in the Apolobamba mountain range in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is situated in the Antaquilla de Copacabana Canton of the Pelechuco Municipality in the Franz Tamayo Province at an elevation of 4,538 m at a distance of about 20 km north west from the Cololo mountain. Its surface area is 5.2 km². See also * Machu Such'i Qhuchi * Jach'a Waracha Jach'a Waracha (Aymara, ''jach'a'' big, ''waracha'' wooden camp bed, Hispanicized spelling ''Jacha Huaracha'') is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province ... * Wanakuni References Pelechuco Municipality: population data and map Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger oceans, they do form part of the Earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons, which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers, where a river channel has widened into a basin. Some parts of the world have many lakes formed by the chaotic drainage patterns left over from the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apolobamba
Apolobamba ''(Cordillera (de) Apolobamba)'' is a mountain range in the South American Andes. Geographical Location It is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region. It stretches across a distance of 50 km from east to west and 30 km from north to south. Curva, the main locality of the Kallawaya-people, is located 3,800 m above sea level. Mountains The highest mountain in the range is Chaupi Orco (mountain), Chaupi Orco, also known as Wisk'achani, at . Other notable peaks are: * Akamani, * Allqamarini, * Apachita Pura Pura, * Asu Q'arani, * Canisaya, * Chawpi Urqu (Bolivia), Chawpi Urqu, * Choquechambi, * Chuquyu, * Cuchillo, * Chapi (Peru), Chapi, * Chocñacota (Putina), Chocñacota, * Iskay Cruz Rit'i, * Cunuyo, * Jach'a Waracha, * Janq'u Uma, * Ichocollo (Bolivia-Peru), Ichocollo, * Katantika, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
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Pelechuco Municipality
Pelechuco Municipality is the second municipal section of the Franz Tamayo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. IN 2001 it had apopulation of 5,115. Its seat is Pelechuco. The municipality is bordered to the north by the Apolo Municipality, to the east by the Apolo and Curva Municipalities, to the south by the Curva and Charazani Municipalities and to the west by Peru. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the municipality. The highest mountain of the municipality is Chawpi Urqu (Wisk'achani) at . Other mountains are listed below: Division Pelechuco Municipality is subdivided into the following four cantons: * Antaquilla de Copacabana - 964 inhabitants ''(2001)'' * Pelechuco - 2,756 inhabitants * Suches - 227 inhabitants * Ulla Ulla - 1,168 inhabitants Places of interest Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are: External links Pelechuco Municipality: population data and map {{La Paz Department Municipalities of La Paz Depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Tamayo Province
Franz Tamayo is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It lies in the western part of the nation, and includes the Ulla Ulla National Reserve - which today is part of the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area - in the high Andean plain on the western border with Peru. Its capital is Apolo. The province was founded with the name Caupollcán on January 23, 1826. On December 20, 1967 the name was changed in honor of the Bolivian intellectual, writer and politician Franz Tamayo (1878–1956). Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. The highest mountain of the province is Chawpi Urqu (Wisk'achani) at . Other mountains are listed below: Subdivision Franz Tamayo Province is divided into two municipalities which are further subdivided into nine cantons. Places of interest Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qala Phusa
Qala Phusa (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''phusa'' siku, "stone siku", also spelled ''Khala Phusa'') or Q'ululu (Aymara for stallion of a llama, alpaca or vicuña, Hispanicized spelling ''Cololo'')John Biggar, The Andes - A Guide for Climbers is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia. It situated in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality. Qala Phusa lies southwest of Waracha and southeast of Jach'a Waracha Jach'a Waracha (Aymara, ''jach'a'' big, ''waracha'' wooden camp bed, Hispanicized spelling ''Jacha Huaracha'') is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province .... (unnamed) References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Glaciers of Bolivia Five-thousanders of the Andes {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machu Such'i Qhuchi
Machu Such'i Qhuchi or Machu Such'i Q'uchi (a combination of Quechua and Aymara, ''machu'' old, ''such'i'' a species of pencil catfish, ''qhuchi'' or ''q'uchi'' wetlands "old such'i wetlands", Hispanicized spellings ''Machu Suchi Cuchi, Matchu Suchi Cuchi, Machu Suchi Coochi, Matchu Sochi Conchi'') is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,679 metres (18,632 ft) high. It is situated near the Peruvian border in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, east of Such'i Lake.John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers (see map) See also * Jach'a Waracha * Cololo Lake * Wanakuni *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) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... References Mountains of La Paz Depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevado Jacha Huaracha
Jach'a Waracha (Aymara, ''jach'a'' big, ''waracha'' wooden camp bed, Hispanicized spelling ''Jacha Huaracha'') is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality. Jach'a Waracha lies west of the mountain Waracha and north-west of the mountain Qala Phusa.BIGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco See also * Machu Such'i Qhuchi * Cololo Lake * Wanakuni * 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) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanakuni
Huanacuni (possibly from Aymara ''wanaku, wanaqu'' guanaco) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,796 metres (19,016 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, east of Cololo Lake and northwest of Qala Phusa ''(Cololo)''.John Biggar, ''Los Andes - Una Guía para Escaladores'', p. 130: Map See also * Jach'a Waracha * Machu Such'i Qhuchi * 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) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{Bolivia-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
