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Jach'a Ch'utu (Oruro)

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Mountain in Bolivia For the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, see Jach'a Ch'utu.
Jach'a Ch'utu
Jach'a Ch'utu is located in BoliviaJach'a Ch'utuJach'a Ch'utuLocation within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,160 m (13,650 ft)
Coordinates17°54′29″S 68°04′35″W / 17.90806°S 68.07639°W / -17.90806; -68.07639
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

Jach'a Ch'utu (Aymara jach'a big, ch'utu peak of a mountain, top of the head, "big peak", also spelled Jachcha Chutu) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,160 m (13,650 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, San Pedro de Totora Province. Jach'a Ch'utu lies southeast of Yapu Qullu. The Turi Jawira originates east of the mountain. It flows to the Jach'a Jawira ("big river") in the southwest.

References

  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Huacanapi 5940-II
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Totora". Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
Oruro Department
Capital: Oruro
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