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Omasuyos
Omasuyos (Hispanicized spelling) or Uma Suyu ( Aymara ''uma'' water, ''suyu'' region, "water region") is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its capital is Achacachi (Jach'a Q'achi). The province is situated in the Altiplano bordered to the north by the Muñecas Province, to the northeast by the Larecaja Province, to the southeast by the Los Andes Province, to the south and west by Lake Titicaca and to the northwest by the Eliodoro Camacho Province. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivision The province is divided into six municipalities. (Spanish) ° including separated cantons Huarina and Santiago de Huata, and Huatajata and Chua Cocani received the status of municipalities in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huarina Municipality
Omasuyos (Hispanicized spelling) or Uma Suyu ( Aymara ''uma'' water, ''suyu'' region, "water region") is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its capital is Achacachi (Jach'a Q'achi). The province is situated in the Altiplano bordered to the north by the Muñecas Province, to the northeast by the Larecaja Province, to the southeast by the Los Andes Province, to the south and west by Lake Titicaca and to the northwest by the Eliodoro Camacho Province. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivision The province is divided into six municipalities. (Spanish) ° including separated cantons Huarina and Santiago de Huata, and Huatajata and Chua Cocani received the status of municipalities in 2005, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q'ara Qullu
Q'ara Qullu (Aymara ''q'ara'' bare, bald, ''qullu'' mountain, "bare mountain", also spelled ''Khara Khollu, Khara Kkollu'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Omasuyos Province, Achacachi Municipality. Q'ara Qullu lies south of Janq'u Uma and Janq'u K'ark'a of the Cordillera Real. San Francisco Lake __NOTOC__ San Francisco Lake is a 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 ... is at its feet, east of it. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janq'u K'ark'a (Larecaja-Omasuyos)
Janq'u K'ark'a (Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''k'ark'a'' crevice, fissure, crack, "white crevice", also spelled ''Jankho Kharka'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality, and in the Omasuyos Province, Achacachi Municipality. Janq'u K'ark'a lies south of the Janq'u Uma-Illampu massif, southeast of the mountain Quña Quñani and the lakes Warawarani ''(Huara Huarani)'' and Jisk'a Warawarani ''(Jiskha Huara Huarani)''. See also * Q'ara Qullu Q'ara Qullu (Aymara ''q'ara'' bare, bald, ''qullu'' mountain, "bare mountain", also spelled ''Khara Khollu, Khara Kkollu'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Omasuyos Province, Achacachi Municipal ... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achacachi Municipality
Achacachi Municipality is one of six municipalities of the Omasuyos Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Achacachi. The municipality is situated in the northern Altiplano of the Bolivian Andes region on the eastern shore of Lake Titicaca bordered to the north by the Larecaja Province, to the east by the Los Andes Province, to the south-east by the Huarina Municipality, to the west by the Santiago de Huata Municipality, to the south by the Huatajata Municipality and Chúa Cocani Municipality (these four municipalities were cantons of the Achacachi Municipality until 2005, 2009, and 2010, respectively), to the south-west by Lake Wiñaymarka and the northern part of Lake Titicaca, and to the north-west by the Ancoraimes Municipality. Population 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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q'ara Qullu (Ancoraimes)
Q'ara Qullu (Aymara ''q'ara'' bare, bald, ''qullu'' mountain, "bare mountain", also spelled ''Khara Kkollu'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Omasuyos Province, Ancoraimes Municipality Ancoraimes (Aymara: ''Janq'u Laymi'') is the second municipal section of the Omasuyos Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Ancoraimes (Janq'u Laymi). Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed belo .... Q'ara Qullu lies northwest of the village of Surijaya. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancoraimes
Ancoraimes (''Janq'ulaymi''; Aymara for "white branch") is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Ancoraimes Municipality, the second municipal section of the Omasuyos Province Omasuyos (Hispanicized spelling) or Uma Suyu (Aymara ''uma'' water, ''suyu'' region, "water region") is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its capital is Achacachi (Jach'a Q'achi). The province is situated in the Altiplano bordered .... References Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancoraimes Municipality
Ancoraimes (Aymara: ''Janq'u Laymi'') is the second municipal section of the Omasuyos Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Ancoraimes (Janq'u Laymi). Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: Cantons The municipality consists of the following cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...: * Ancoraimes Canton * Villa Macamaca Canton * Cheje Pampa Canton * Sotalaya Canton * Cajiata Canton * Chojñapata Chiñaja Canton References www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Ancoraimes Municipality External links Municipalities 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] |
Huarina
Huarina is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Huarina Municipality, (Spanish) one of the four 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.
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Achacachi
Achacachi is a town on the Altiplano plateau in the South American Andes in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the capital of the Omasuyos Province. History of Achacachi Achacachi, as an establishment, existed before the arrival of the Spaniards, as shown by descriptions that were made on "''cronicas''" and "''relaciones''" (official papers written by authorities) by royal or ecclesiastical Spanish authorities. Achacachi was the capital of a colla "señorio" called Pacasa, in the "Umasuyus" (from Aymara: "''shore side''") region, which was located alongside the East of Lake Intikjarka (Titicaca) in the Peru-Bolivian plateau. Location Achacachi is at an elevation of 3,854 m or 12.647 feet amsl on the Achacachi peninsula on the eastern shores of Lake Titicaca, northwest of the capital La Paz. Partner city * Rome, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Bolivia
A province is the second largest administrative division in Bolivia, after a department. Each department is divided into provinces. There are 112 provinces. The country's provinces are further divided into 337 municipalities which are administered by an alcalde and municipal council. List of provinces Beni Department Chuquisaca Department Cochabamba Department La Paz Department Oruro Department Pando Department Potosí Department Santa Cruz Department Tarija Department See also * Departments of Bolivia * Municipalities of Bolivia Municipalities in Bolivia are administrative divisions of the entire national territory governed by local elections. Municipalities are the third level of administrative divisions, below departments and provinces. Some of the provinces consist of ... Sources Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Bolivia(Spanish) {{Articles on second-level administrative divisions of South American countries Subd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wari Qalluni Pata
Wari Qalluni Pata (Aymara ''wari'' vicuña, ''qallu'' cattle with baby animals, ''-ni'' a suffix, ''pata'' step, see: ''Ganado'' 'a step with vicuñas and their babies', also spelled ''Huari Kallunipata'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality, and in the Omasuyos Province, Achacachi Municipality, west of the mountain Ch'iyar Juqhu Chearoco, Chiaraco or ChiarocoBolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III (where the position of Ch'iyar Juqhu is possibly not labelled correctly) (all possibly from Aymara ''ch'iyara'' black, ''juqhu'' muddy place) is a mountain in the .... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
