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Taypi Chaka Quta
__NOTOC__ Taypi Chaka Quta (Aymara ''taypi'' center, middle, ''chaka'' bridge, ''quta'' lake, ''Taypi '' ''(adj.)'' - ''Centro, medio''; ''Chaka'' ''(s.)'' - ''Puente''; ''Quta'' ''(s.)'' - ''Lago'' "middle bridge lake", Hispanicized spellings ''Taypi Chaca Kkota, Taypi Chaka Kkota'') is a lake west of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 patchwork with the (top left to bottom right) diagonals forming colored stripes (green, blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, white, green, blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, from top right to bottom left) , other_symbol = , other_symbol_type = Dual flag: , image_coat = Escudo de Bolivia.svg , national_anthem = " National Anthem of Bolivia" , image_map = BOL orthographic.svg , map_width = 220px , alt_map = , image_map2 = , alt_map2 = , map_caption = , capital = La Paz Sucre , largest_city = , official_languages = Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allqa Quta
__NOTOC__ Allqa Quta (Aymara language, Aymara ''allqa'' multicolored, ''quta'' lake, "multicolored lake", also spelled ''Allka Kkota'') is a lake in the Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordillera Real of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Bolivia, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality. Allqa Quta lies northwest of the main peak of the Kunturiri (Los Andes), Kunturiri massif. It is south of a mountain named Nasa Q'ara, north of Wawanaki and northeast of Ch'iyar K'ark'a and another mountain named Nasa Q'ara (Wawanaki), Nasa Q'ara. (unnamed) References Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Kunturiri (Los Andes)
Kunturiri (Aymara ''kunturi'' condor, ''-(i)ri'' a suffix, Hispanicized spelling ''Condoriri'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia, about high. It is also the name of the whole massif. Kunturiri is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality, southeast of Chachakumani and northwest of Huayna Potosí. The central part of the Kunturiri group is formed by three peaks which resemble a condor with wings spread: * the Kunturiri itself, also called ''Cabeza de(l) Condor'' (Spanish for "head of the condor") (), * ''Ala Izquierda'' ("left wing"), ''Ala Norte'' ("north wing") (), the Kunturiri west peak and * ''Ala Derecha'' ("right wing") or ''Ala Sur'' ("south wing") (). Kuchillu Khunu (Aymara ''kuchillu'' knife (from Spanish ''cuchillo''), ''khunu'' snow, "knife snow") is the name of the peak south of the "head of the condor" at . Other peaks in the Kunturiri massif are Pico Reya (), Qallwani (Yugoslavia) () 2 km north of Kuntur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrawani Lake
__NOTOC__ Lawrawani (Aymara ''lawrawa'' feather of the ''qaqi'', a species of bird, Félix Layme Pairumani, Spanish-Aymara dictionary: ''Papagayo (10). Loros de tamaño mediano de los yungas. s.'' ''Qaqi''. ''-ni'' Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one that has got plumage of the ''qaqi''" or "the one with plumage of the ''qaqi''", hispanicized spelling ''Labrahuani'') is a lake west of the Cordillera Real of located in the La Paz Department, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juri Quta (Pukarani)
__NOTOC__ Juri Quta (Aymara ''juri'' mud, foul water, dull, wet ''quta'' lake, "mud lake" or "dull lake ", Hispanicized spellings ''Juri Kkota, Juri Khota, Juri Kota, Yuri Kkota'') is a lake in the Cordillera Real of 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 ... located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality, Wayna Potosí Canton. It is situated at a height of about 4,932 metres (16,181 ft) south west of the Kunturiri massif and west of lake Ch'iyar Quta. See also * Sura Quta References External links Pukarani Municipality: population data and map Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jach'a Jawira (Los Andes)
Jach'a Jawira (Aymara ''jach'a'' big, great, ''jawira'' river, "great river", hispanicized spellings ''Jacha Jahuira, Jachcha Jahuira'') which downstream is named Japha Jawira is a Bolivian river east of Lake Titicaca in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality and in the Omasuyos Province, Achacachi Municipality. Its waters flow to Lake Titicaca via the Qiqa Jawira. The river originates in the Cordillera Real from the confluence of streams from Jach'a Pata, Janq'u Uyu, Wila Lluxita and Qulin Tuqu near a lake named Janq'u Quta. At first it flows in a southwestern direction connecting the lakes named Janq'u Quta, Quta Thiya, Q'ara Quta and Jichu Quta. After leaving Q'ara Quta it flows almost parallel to the nearby Surikiña River south of it. East of Peñas it turns to the northwest. Southeast of Achacachi Achacachi is a town on the Altiplano plateau in the South American Andes in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department in Bolivia. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ch'iyar Quta (La Paz)
__NOTOC__ Ch'iyar Quta (Aymara ''ch'iyara'' black, ''quta'' lake, "black lake", hispanicized spellings ''Chiar Khota, Chiar Kkota, Chiar Quota'') is a lake in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia situated in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality Pucarani Municipality is the first Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Los Andes Province (Bolivia), Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Pucarani. It is bordered to the no ..., Huayna Potosí Canton. It is situated at a height of about 4,700 metres (15,400 ft) near the peaks of Kunturiri and east of the lake Juri Quta. References External links Pucarani Municipality: population data and map Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{bolivia-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, it is also the largest lake in South America.Grove, M. J., P. A. Baker, S. L. Cross, C. A. Rigsby and G. O. Seltzer 2003 Application of Strontium Isotopes to Understanding the Hydrology and Paleohydrology of the Altiplano, Bolivia-Peru. ''Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology'' 194:281-297. Lake Titicaca has a surface elevation of . The "highest lake" claim is generally considered to refer to commercial craft. Numerous smaller bodies of water (that are not considered lakes) around the world are at higher elevations. For many years, the largest vessel afloat on the lake was the 2,200-ton (2,425 U.S. tons), SS ''Ollanta''. Today, the largest vessel is most likely the similarly sized train barge/float ''Manco Capac'', operated ... [...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] |
Sura Quta (Wayna Potosí)
__NOTOC__ Sura Quta (Aymara ''sura'' dry ''jiquima'', a species of Pachyrhizus, ''quta'' lake, ''Quta'' ''(s.)'' - ''Lago'' "''sura'' lake", hispanicized spellings ''Sora Kkota, Sora Kota'') is a lake west of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pukarani Municipality, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batallas Municipality
Batallas Municipality is the third municipal section of the Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Batallas. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the Batallas Municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below:Bolivian IGM map 1.50,000 Lago Khara Kkota Languages The languages spoken in the Batallas Municipality are mainly Aymara, Spanish and Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So .... See also * Jach'a Jawira * Janq'u Quta * Lawrawani Lake * Q'ara Quta References * https://web.archive.org/web/20090218081859/http://obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive link) Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
