Jach'a Apachita (

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, ''apachita'' the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of 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 ...

; name in the

for a stone cairn, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains, also spelled ''Jacha Apacheta'') is a mountain in the

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 ...

, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department,

Larecaja Province Larecaja is a Provinces of Bolivia, province in the Bolivian La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata. Geography The Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordiller ...

Sorata Municipality Sorata Municipality (Aymara language, Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq ...

. Jach'a Apachita lies northeast of the

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 ...

Illampu Illampu is the fourth highest mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the northern section of the Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordillera Real, part of the Andes, east of Lake Titicaca. It lies just north of the slightly higher Janq'u Uma, near the t ...

massif of the Cordillera Real.Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Caranavi SD-19-15 (unnamed)

References

Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Four-thousanders of the Andes {{LarecajaProvince-geo-stub