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Calacoto Municipality
Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''qutu'' heap, pile, "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Calacoto (Qala Qutu). Geography Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV See also * Jach'a Jawira * Jach'a Phasa Jach'a Phasa (Aymara language, Aymara, ''jach'a'' big, ''phasa'' edible earth, Hispanicized spellings ''Jachapasa, Jachapaza, Jachaphasa, Jachcha Paza'') is an archaeological site in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Dep ... * Llallawa Jawira References www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Calacoto Municipality Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ...
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Jach'a Phasa
Jach'a Phasa (Aymara, ''jach'a'' big, ''phasa'' edible earth, Hispanicized spellings ''Jachapasa, Jachapaza, Jachaphasa, Jachcha Paza'') is an archaeological site in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality, about 2 km north-east of Rosario. It is situated at a height of on top of the mountain Jach'a Phasa north of the Mawri River. The place is covered with more than 50 ''chullpa A ''chullpa'' is an ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family. ''Chullpas'' are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia. The tallest are about high. The tombs at Sillustani are most famou ...'' and surrounded by a wall. The ''chullpa'' are constructed of stone of volcanic origin and mortar of mud and straw. Near Jach'a Phasa there are more archaeological sites, the ''chullpa'' and the walls of Taypi Phasa (at ) and the walls of Thiya Phasa ''(Tiaphasa)'' as well as Ch'iyara Chullpa situated abo ...
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Chuwa Chuwani
Chuwa Chuwani ( Aymara ''chuwa chuwa'' little herb which grows in swamps, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the ''chuwa chuwa'' plant", Hispanicized spelling ''Chua Chuani'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, in the south of the Calacoto Municipality Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''qutu'' heap, pile, "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Calacoto (Qala Qutu). Geography Some of the highest mount .... Chuwa Chuwani lies between the mountain Anallaxchi in the north-east and Jach'a Kunturiri in the south-west. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ...
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Jach'a Jawira (Calacoto)
Jach'a Jawira (Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''jawira'' river, "big river", also spelled ''Jachcha Jahuira'') which upstream is called Anallajchi and Sura K'uchu and downstream successively is named Qincha Jawira and Achuta is a Bolivian river in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. It is a right tributary of the Achuta River (later named Río Blanco) which originates near the Chilean border and flows northeast to reach the Mauri River The Mauri River is a river of Bolivia and Peru. It rises on the frontier between Chile and Bolivia near Charaña and flows east-northeast for about 100 km where it joins the Desaguadero. In fact the Mauri is much larger than the Desaguadero .... Jach'a Jawira originates west of the mountain Anallajchi as an intermittent stream named Anallajchi. Shortly afterwards it is called Sura K'uchu. It flows to the northeast. After getting waters from another intermittent stream named Pujalsu it receives the name Jach'a Jawira. ...
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Wallatiri (La Paz)
Wallatiri (Aymara ''wallata'' snow ball, snow lump; Andean goose, ''-(i)ri'' a suffix, translated as "abundance of Andean geese" or "habitat of the Andean geese", Hispanicized spelling ''Huallatiri'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''qutu'' heap, pile, "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Calacoto (Qala Qutu). Geography Some of the highest mount .... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ...
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Urqipi
Urqipi (Aymara ''urqu'' male, ''ipi'' a small wild potato, also spelled ''Orkhepi'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality, north of the Anallajsi volcano. It is located at the Achuta River, north-east of the mountain Pukara and north of the mountain Churi Willk'i Churi Willk'i (Aymara ''churi'' dull yellow, ''willk'i'' gap "dull yellow gap", also spelled ''Churi Willkhi'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. Pukara lies .... See also * Pichaqa References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ...
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Suni Q'awa
Suni Q'awa (Aymara ''suni'' unpopulated, deserted, ''q'awa'' little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, riverbed, see: ''Cauce'' and ''Hendidura'' "unpopulated brook" or "unpopulated ravine", also spelled ''Soni Khaua'') or Sani Q'awa (Aymara ''sani'' a variety of potatoes, "''sani'' brook" or "''sani'' ravine", also spelled ''Sani Khaua'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, in the south-west of the Calacoto Municipality Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''qutu'' heap, pile, "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Calacoto (Qala Qutu). Geography Some of the highest mount .... The mountain lies north-west of the Anallajsi volcano and north-east of the mountains Ch'uxña Quta and Chinchillani. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ...
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Pukara (Pacajes)
Pukara (Aymara for fortress, Hispanicized spelling ''Pucara'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''qutu'' heap, pile, "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Calacoto (Qala Qutu). Geography Some of the highest mount .... Pukara lies north of the Anallajsi volcano, north-west of the mountain Pichaqa and south-west of the mountains Urqipi and Churi Willk'i. It is situated at the Jalsuri River, a right affluent of the Achuta River. The village of Pukara ''(Pucara)'' lies at its feet, south-east of it. (unnamed) References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ...
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Pichaqa
Pichaqa (Aymara ''pichaqa, phichaqa, piqacha'' a big needle, also spelled ''Pichaka'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''qutu'' heap, pile, "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Calacoto (Qala Qutu). Geography Some of the highest mount .... Pichaqa lies north-east of the Anallajsi volcano. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ...
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Jach'a Kunturiri (La Paz)
Jach'a Kunturiri ( Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''kunturi'' condor, ''-(i)ri'' a suffix, Hispanicized spelling ''Jacha Condoriri'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, on the border of the Calacoto Municipality and the Charaña Municipality Charaña Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Charaña. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: * Ch'iyara Salla * Jach' .... Jach'a Kunturiri lies south-west of the mountains Jisk'a Kunturiri ("little Kunturiri", ''Jiska Condoriri'') and Taypi Kunturiri ("central Kunturiri", ''Taipi Condoriri''). References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ...
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Ch'uxña Quta (Pacajes)
Ch'uxña Quta (Aymara ''ch'uxña'' green, ''quta'' lake "green lake", also spelled ''Chojña Kkota'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''qutu'' heap, pile, "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Calacoto (Qala Qutu). Geography Some of the highest mount ..., north-west of the extinct Sajama volcano. It lies south-west of the mountain Suni Q'awa. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ...
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Churi Willk'i
Churi Willk'i (Aymara ''churi'' dull yellow, ''willk'i'' gap "dull yellow gap", also spelled ''Churi Willkhi'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. Pukara lies north of the Anallajsi volcano, south of the mountain Urqipi and north-east of the mountain Pukara Pukara (Aymara and Quechuan "fortress", Hispanicized spellings ''pucara, pucará'') is a defensive hilltop site or fortification built by the prehispanic and historic inhabitants of the central Andean area (from Ecuador to central Chile and no .... (unnamed) References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ...
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The flag of Bolivia is the national flag of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. It was originally adopted in 1851. The state and war flag is a horizontal tricolour (flag), tricolor of red, yellow and green with the Coat of Arms of Bolivia, Bolivian coat of arms in the center. According to one source, the red stands for Bolivia's brave soldiers, while the green symbolizes soil fertility, fertility and yellow the nation's mineral deposits. Since 2009 the Wiphala also holds the status of ''dual flag'' in the country. According to the revised Constitution of Bolivia of 2009, the Wiphala is considered a national symbol of Bolivia (along with the flag, national anthem, Coat of arms of Bolivia, coat of arms, the cockade; Cantua buxifolia, kantuta flower and patujú flower). Despite its landlocked status, Bolivia has a naval ensign used by navy vessels on rivers and lakes. It consists of a blue field with the state flag in the Flag terminology, canton bordered by nine small y ...
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