Ch'iyar Jaqhi (
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 ...
''ch'iyara'' black, ''jaqhi''
precipice
In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on coa ...
, cliff, "black cliff", Hispanicized spelling ''Chiar Jakke'') is a mountain located 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 ...
in
Bolivia
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. It is situated in the
Oruro Department
Oruro (; Quechua: ''Uru Uru''; Aymara: ''Ururu'') is a department of Bolivia, with an area of . Its capital is the city of Oruro. According to the 2012 census, the Oruro department had a population of 494,178.
Provinces of Oruro
The departme ...
,
Sebastián Pagador Province
Sebastián Pagador is a province in the southeastern parts of the Bolivian department of Oruro. Its seat is Santiago de Huari.
Location
Sebastián Pagador province is one of sixteen provinces in the Oruro Department. It is located between 18° ...
(Santiago de Huari Municipality), in the south of the Condo "C" Canton. It lies between the mountains
Jatun Wila Qullu
Jatun Wila Qullu (Quechua ''jatun, hatun'' big, great, Aymara ''wila'' red or blood, ''qullu'' mountain, "great red mountain", hispanicized spelling ''Jatun Wila Kkollu, Jatun Willa Kollu'') is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia, about 5,214&nbs ...
in the south-west and
Wila Qullu in the north-east. One of the nearest mountains is
Jach'a Jaqhi ''(Jachcha Jakke)'' north-east of it. The river
Qullpa Jawira originates near Ch'iyar Jaqhi.
[Santiago de Huari Municipality]
: population data and map
References
Mountains of Oruro Department
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