Apachita (Pando) Explained

Apachita
Elevation M:4800
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia,
La Paz Department
José Manuel Pando Province
Range:Andes
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-17.3061°N -69.4011°W

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,[2] Hispanicized spelling Apacheta) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4800m (15,700feet) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, José Manuel Pando Province, Catacora Municipality. Apachita lies south of the mountain Wila Qullu, north-west of Ch'iyar Jaqhi and south-east of Laram Q'awa and Chuqiwa Qullu (Chuquivakkollu).[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sinejavi 5742-III
  2. http://www.illa-a.org/cd/diccionarios/DicAymaraMinEduPeru.odt (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Web site: Catacora . . INE, Bolivia . November 7, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141106180405/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=021902&tipo=1 . November 6, 2014 .