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Katari River
Katari River (Aymara ''katari'' a big viper, "snake river", hispanicized spelling ''Catari'') which upstream successively is named Jach'a Jawira, Colorado, Mani and then Colorado again is a river in the La Paz Department of Bolivia, about 90 km long, southeast of Lake Titicaca. It empties into Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca. Course Known as Jach'a Jawira (Aymara for "big river", also spelled ''Jachcha Jahuira'') it originates from various streams southwest of Qillqatiri at . At first its direction is to the northwest, then to the north and northeast, and then to the northwest again where it meets Lake Titicaca. The river crosses the municipalities of Colquencha (Aroma Province), Comanche and Coro Coro (Pacajes), Viacha ( Ingavi), and Pucarani and Puerto Pérez ( Los Andes). From Qillqatiri near its origin Jach'a Jawira flows along the peaks of Ananta, Waywasi Qullu ''(Huayhuasi Kkollu)'' and Chuqi Q'awa which lie on its right side. Near a mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aymara Language
Aymara (; also ) is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers.The other native American languages with more than one million speakers are Nahuatl, Quechua languages, and Guaraní. Aymara, along with Spanish and Quechua, is an official language in Bolivia and Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language. Some linguists have claimed that Aymara is related to its more widely spoken neighbor, Quechua. That claim, however, is disputed. Although there are indeed similarities, like the nearly identical phonologies, the majority position among linguists today is that the similarities are better explained as areal features rising from prolonged cohabitation, rather than natural genealogical changes that would stem from a common protolanguage. Aymara is an agglutinating and, to a cert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coro Coro Municipality
Coro Coro Municipality is the first municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Coro Coro. See also * Ch'alla Jawira * Janq'u Qalani * Muxsa Willk'i * Q'ilani References www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Coro Coro Municipalityh1> External links Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacha
Viacha is a city in Bolivia, situated in the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department. Viacha lies in the Altiplano, 22 km southwest of La Paz. Transportation to and from the city includes cars, buses, and a train. Economy Viacha is home to one of the largest cement factories in Bolivia, Cemento Viacha'',' which is part of SOBOC Other sources of income for the city include agriculture, mainly consisting of potatoes. Culture The location of Viacha, which lies close to Lake Titicaca and Tiawanaku, makes it a cultural center for the Irohito-Urus. These descendants of the Incas The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, ( Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The adm ... have lived in this area for hundreds of years. References Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub it:Via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuqi Q'awa (Aroma)
Chuqi Q'awa (Aymara ''chuqi'' gold, ''q'awa'' little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "gold brook" or "gold ravine", also spelled ''Chuqui Khaua'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Colquencha Municipality. It lies northwest of Qillqatiri. The Jach'a Jawira (Aymara for "big river") which later is named Colorado, Mani, then Colorado again and finally Katari flows along its western slopes. It empties into Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chuqi Qawa (Aroma) Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pucarani Municipality
Pucarani Municipality is the first municipal section of the Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Pucarani. It is bordered to the north by the Batallas Municipality, to the east by the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, to the south by the Laja Municipality and to the west by the Ingavi Province and Lake Titicaca. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the Pucarani Municipality. One of the highest peaks of the municipality is Kunturiri. Other mountains are listed below: Division The municipality consists of the following twelve cantons: * Catavi Canton - 741 inhabitants (2001) * Chojasivi Canton - 1,444 inhabitants * Cohana Canton - 1,679 inhabitants * Lacaya Canton - 2,067 inhabitants * Patamanta Canton - 3,116 inhabitants * Pucarani Canton - 5,325 inhabitants * Villa Ascensión de Chipamaya Canton - 1,271 inhabitants * Villa Iquiaca Canton - 1,555 inhabitants * Villa Pabón Chiarpata Canton - 844 inhabitants * Villa Rosario de Corapata Canto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingavi Province
Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. This is where the Battle of Ingavi occurred on November 18, 1841 and where the World Heritage Site of Tiwanaku is situated. During the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón the province was founded on December 16, 1909 with Viacha as its capital. Geography Ingavi lies on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca. The Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivision Ingavi Province is divided into seven municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons. Population The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Tourist attractions Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are: Touri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacha Municipality
Viacha Municipality is the first municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Viacha. Division The municipality is subdivided into seven cantons: *Chacoma Irpa Grande - 1,247 inhabitants (2001) *General José Ballivian - 452 inhabitants *Ichuraya Grande - 332 inhabitants *Irpuma Irpa Grande - 1,078 inhabitants *Viacha - 46,596 inhabitants *Villa Remedios - 1,449 inhabitants *Villa Santiago de Chacoma - 438 inhabitants The people The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ... descent. Places of interest Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are: External links Viacha Municipality: population data and map(PDF; 630 kB) (Spanish) {{La Paz Departme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacajes Province
Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV The most important river of the province is the Desaguadero River. Other rivers in the province are Ch'alla Jawira (in Aroma and Pacajes), Ch'alla Jawira (in Callapa), Jach'a Jawira (in Calacoto), Jach'a Jawira (in Caquiaviri), Llallawa Jawira, Qala Jawira, Qullpa Jawira and Thujsa Jawira. Subdivision The province is divided into eight municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... which are further subdivided into cantons. References Provinces of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comanche Municipality
Comanche Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Comanche The Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ( com, Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people") are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in La .... References www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Comanche Municipality External links Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
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Qillqatiri
Qillqatiri (Aymara, also spelled ''Kelkatiri, Khellkhatiri'') is a mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Colquencha Municipality. The Jach'a Jawira (Aymara for "big river") which later is named Colorado, Mani, then Colorado again and finally Katari originates southwest of the mountain. It empties into Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, .... References {{La Paz Department Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
