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Achachi Qala (
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 ...
for "gigantic stone", also spelled ''Achachicala'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the
Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
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which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department,
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 f ...
, on the border of the municipalities of
Guaqui Guaqui is a railhead and port in Bolivia on Lake Titicaca. A ferry (a car float) connects with the Peruvian railhead and port on Puno. It served as location of Inca ruins prior to the arrival of the Spanish. The towns current church sites on what ...
and Jesús de Machaca. Achachi Qala lies south of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern branch 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
Wanq'uni Huancune (possibly from Aymara ''wanq'u'' guinea pig) is a volcano in the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province Tacna is the largest of four provinces in the Department of ...
and southwest of
Quta Willk'i Quta Willk'i (Aymara ''quta'' lake, ''willk'i'' gap, "lake gap", also spelled ''Kkota Willkki'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Guaqui Municip ...
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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub