Achacachi is a town on the

Altiplano The Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechua and Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla") or Andean Plateau, in west-central South America, is the most extensive high plateau on Earth outside Tibet. The plateau is located at the ...

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in the South American

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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 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 ...

: "''shore side''") region, which was located alongside the East of Lake Intikjarka (Titicaca) in the Peru-Bolivian plateau.

Location

Achacachi is at an

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of 3,854 m or 12.647 feet amsl on the

Achacachi peninsula 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 is the capital of the Omasuyos Province. History of Achacachi Achacachi, as an establishment, existed be ...

on the eastern shores 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, i ...

, northwest of the capital La Paz.

Partner city

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References

* www.ine.gov.bo

External links

Achacachi municipality: population data and map
{{Authority control Populated places in La Paz Department (Bolivia) it:Achacachi