Ch'iyara Ch'ankha (
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, ''ch'ankha'' wool cord,
"black wool cord", also spelled ''Chiara Chanca'') is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. 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 depar ...
,
Pantaleón Dalence Province
Pantaleón Dalence is a province in the eastern parts of the Bolivian Oruro Department. Its seat is Huanuni. The province was named after the jurist Pantaleón Dalence Jiménez.
Location
Pantaleón Dalence province is one of sixteen provinces in t ...
, Huanuni Municipality. Ch'iyara Ch'ankha lies between
Janq'u Qalani and
Ñuñu Qullu in the northwest and
Muru Qullu and Juch'uy Yaritani in the south and southeast. The Jalantaña River flows along its eastern side.
[ (unnamed, between ''Chacara'' and ''Yareta'')]
References
Mountains of Oruro Department
Four-thousanders of the Andes
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