Yapuchañani (
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 ...
''yapuchaña'' to cultivate land, ''-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 cultivated land", also spelled ''Yapuchanani'') is a mountain in the
Cordillera Real 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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, about high. It is located in the
La Paz Department,
Larecaja Province
Larecaja is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata.
Geography
The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province ar ...
,
Sorata Municipality
Sorata Municipality (Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th hi ...
. It lies northeast of Misk'i T'ant'a and
Uma Jalanta, east of
Janq'u Uma
Ancohuma or Janq'u Uma (Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''uma'' water, "white water", also spelled Janq'uma, other spellings, ''Jankho Uma'', ''Jankhouma'') is the third highest mountain in Bolivia (after Sajama and Illimani). It is located in the no ...
and Janq'u Piti and southeast of
Wiluyu Janq'u Uma
Wiluyu Janq'u Uma or Wiluyu (Aymara ''wila'' red, ''uyu'' corral, yard, ''janq'u'' white ''uma'' water, "red corral white water" or "red corral", also spelled ''Viluyo Jankhouma, Viluyo'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bo ...
(or Wiluyu).
[ (unnamed)]
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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