Churu (
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 a small ''
waru waru
Waru Waru is an Aymara term for the agricultural technique developed by pre-Hispanic people in the Andes region of South America from Ecuador to Bolivia; this regional agricultural technique is also referred to as ''camellones'' in Spanish. Func ...
'' / a lump, Hispanicized spelling ''Choro'') is a mountain in the
Cordillera Real in the
Bolivian
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 ...
. It is situated in the
La Paz Department,
Sud Yungas Province
Sud Yungas or Sur Yungas ( Aymara: ''Aynach Yunka jisk'a'') is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It was created during the presidency of José Manuel Pando on January 12, 1900. The capital of the province is Chulumani.
Geography ...
,
Irupana Municipality
Irupana Municipality or Villa de Lanza Municipality is the second municipal section of the Sud Yungas Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Irupana.
Geography
The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. The highest pea ...
, near the border with the
Murillo Province,
Palca Municipality
Palca or Pallqa ( Aymara) is the first municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Palca.
Geography
The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the ...
. Churu lies south-west of the mountain
Mururata
Mururata is a mountain in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia. Approximately 35 km East of La Paz, the Mururata lies to the North of the Illimani. The Mururata offers accessible climbing, as its shape does not contain difficult obstacles.
Loca ...
, west of a small lake named Qillwa Quta ("gull lake", ''Khellhua Khota''), east of the mountain
Wila Quta and south-east of the mountain
Qutapata
Qutapata (Aymara ''quta'' lake, ''pata'' step, also spelled ''Kkotapata, Kotapata'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Irupana Municipality, near the bor ...
.
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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