Apachita (Aymara for the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name for a stone cairn in the Andes, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains,[1][2] also spelled Apacheta) is a mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Sur Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality, near the Chilean border.[3][4] Apachita lies within the borders of the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve.[5] It is situated east of Michina.[3]
| Apachita | |
|---|---|
 Laguna Colorada and Apachita (lower right) as seen from the ISS (North is to the upper left part of this image.) | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 22°26′39″S 67°47′28″W / 22.44417°S 67.79111°W |
| Geography | |
  Apachita Location in Bolivia | |
| Location | Bolivia, Potosí Department, Sur Lípez Province |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Occidental |
References edit
- ^ http://www.illa-a.org/cd/diccionarios/DicAymaraMinEduPeru.odt (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Volcán Juriques SF-19-11
- ^ "San Pablo de Lípez". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ sernap.gob.bo Reserva National de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa