Jach'a Kunturiri (La Paz)
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Jach'a Kunturiri (
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, ''kunturi''
condor Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua language, Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere. One species, the And ...
, ''-(i)ri'' 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 and adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can ca ...
, Hispanicized spelling ''Jacha Condoriri'') 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 La Paz Department,
Pacajes Province Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV The most important river of the province i ...
, on the border of the
Calacoto Municipality Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''qutu'' heap, pile, "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landloc ...
and the
Charaña Municipality Charaña Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Charaña. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: * Ch'iyara Salla * Jach'a ...
. Jach'a Kunturiri lies south-west of the mountains Jisk'a Kunturiri ("little Kunturiri", ''Jiska Condoriri'') and Taypi Kunturiri ("central Kunturiri", ''Taipi Condoriri'').


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