Kimsa Chata, also spelled Kimsachata, (

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and

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''kimsa'' three, Pukina ''chata'' mountain, "three mountains", Hispanicized spellings ''Quimsachata, Quimsa Chata'') is a mountain 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 ...

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. It is located in the

Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range The Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range (also spelled Kimsachata, Aymara and Quechua ''kimsa'' three, Pukina ''chata'' mountain, "three mountains", Hispanicized spellings ''Quimsachata, Quimsa Chata'') is situated in Bolivia south east of Wiñaym ...

south-east of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part 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 ...

. It lies 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 ...

Tiwanaku Municipality Tiwanaku Municipality is the third municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is the village of Tiwanaku located near the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tiwanaku. Cantons The municipality is divided int ...

, about 15 km south of the archaeological site of

Tiwanaku Tiwanaku ( es, Tiahuanaco or ) is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia near Lake Titicaca, about 70 kilometers from La Paz, and it is one of the largest sites in South America. Surface remains currently cover around 4 square kilo ...

and the village of the same name. Kimsa Chata is situated between the mountains

Nasa Puqi Nasa Puqi (Aymara ''nasa'' nose, ''puqi'' crumb, "nose crumb", also spelled ''Nasa Poke'') is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is located in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range south-east of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake ...

in the north and

Chuqi Ch'iwani Chuqi Ch'iwani (Aymara ''chuqi'' gold, ''ch'iwa'' edible, cooked leaves, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, Hispanicized spelling ''Choque Chihuani'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies s ...

in the south.Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Tiahuanacu 5844-II Kimsa Chata is a ceremonial and sacred mountain of the

people.
Preparan ofrenda para la montaña sagrada Kimsa Chata de Tiwanaku (Spanish) This is also where the Aymara

Willkakuti Willkakuti (Aymara for Return of the Sun), Machaq Mara (Aymara for New Year), Mara T'aqa, Jach'a Laymi or Pacha Kuti (in Spanish named ''Año Nuevo Andino Amazónico'' (Andean-Amazonic New Year)) is an Aymara celebration in Bolivia, Chile and the ...

feast takes place.

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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub

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