Ch'iyara Ch'ankha (Aymara ch'iyara black, ch'ankha wool cord,[2] "black wool cord", also spelled Chiara Chanca) is a 4,566-metre-high (14,980 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province, 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.[1][3]

Ch'iyara Ch'ankha
Ch'iyara Ch'ankha is located in Bolivia
Ch'iyara Ch'ankha
Ch'iyara Ch'ankha
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,566 m (14,980 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°12′30″S 66°49′46″W / 18.20833°S 66.82944°W / -18.20833; -66.82944
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province
Parent rangeAndes

References edit

  1. ^ a b BIGM map 1:50,000 6239-III Huanuni
  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. ^ "Huanuni". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014. (unnamed, between Chacara and Yareta)