Jach'a Uma Chuwani (
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 ...
''jach'a'' big, ''uma'' water, ''chuwa'' little bowl, ''-ni'' a
suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...
to indicate ownership, "the one with a big water bowl", also spelled ''Jacha Uma Chuani'') 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
Bolivia
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. It is situated 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 ...
, at the border of the
Guaqui Municipality
Guaqui Municipality is the second municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Guaqui.
Division
The municipality consists of only one canton, Guaqui Canton, which is identical to the municipality.
...
and the
Jesús de Machaca Municipality
Jesús de Machaca Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It was created by Law No. 2351 on May 7, 2002, during the presidency of Jorge Quiroga Ramírez. Its seat is Jesús de M ...
.
[ (unnamed, south-east of the mountain Santa Rosa)]
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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