Ch'amakani (

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''ch'amaka'' dark, darkness, ''-ni'' a

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to indicate ownership, "the one with dark color", also spelled ''Chamacane'') is a mountain northeast of the

Apolobamba Apolobamba ''(Cordillera (de) Apolobamba)'' is a mountain range in the South American Andes. Geographical Location It is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department, Bolivia ...

mountain range at the border of

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and

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. It is about high. On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department,

Franz Tamayo Province Franz Tamayo is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It lies in the western part of the nation, and includes the Ulla Ulla National Reserve - which today is part of the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area - in the high An ...

, Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the

Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco ...

, Putina Province, Sina District. Ch'amakani is situated south of the mountain Yanaqucha, west of Chawpi Wayq'u and north of Yawa Yawa.Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechucoescale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)

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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Mountains of Puno Region International mountains of South America Bolivia–Peru border Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub