Cordillera Apolobamba Explained
Apolobamba (Cordillera (de) Apolobamba) is a mountain range in the South American Andes.
Geography
Apolobamba is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. On the Bolivian side, the mountain range is situated in the La Paz Department and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region. It stretches across a distance of from east to west and from north to south.
Curva, the main locality of the Kallawaya-people, is located above sea level.
Mountains
The highest mountain in the range is Chaupi Orco, also known as Wisk'achani, at 6044m (19,829feet). Other notable peaks are:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
- Akamani, 5400m (17,700feet)
- Allqamarini, 4920m (16,140feet)
- Apachita Pura Pura, 5360m (17,590feet)
- Asu Q'arani, 5580m (18,310feet)
- Canisaya, 5706m (18,720feet)
- Chawpi Urqu, 4617m (15,148feet)
- Choquechambi, 5000m (16,000feet)
- Chuquyu, 5546m (18,196feet)
- Cuchillo, 5655m (18,553feet)
- Chapi, 5400m (17,700feet)
- Chocñacota, 5300m (17,400feet)
- Iskay Cruz Rit'i, 5200m (17,100feet)
- Cunuyo, 4800m (15,700feet)
- Jach'a Waracha, 5540m (18,180feet)
- Janq'u Uma, 4800m (15,700feet)
- Ichocollo, 5423m (17,792feet)
- Katantika, 5630m (18,470feet)
- Kulli Pata, 4800m (15,700feet)
- Kuntur Ikiña, 5100m (16,700feet)
- K'usilluni, 4600m (15,100feet)
- Locopauchenta, 5000m (16,000feet)
- Losojocha, 5338m (17,513feet)
- Machu Such'i Qhuchi, 5679m (18,632feet)
- Manqu Qhapaq
- Nubi, 5710m (18,730feet)
- Palomani, 5723m (18,776feet)
- Punta Yavre, 4600m (15,100feet)
- Qala Phusa, 5465m (17,930feet)
- Jajahuaycho, 5200m (17,100feet)
- Jorhuari, 5200m (17,100feet)
- Qutañani, 4900m (16,100feet)
- Qillwa Quta, 4900m (16,100feet)
- Q'umir Pata, 4720m (15,490feet)
- Q'uru Qhini
- Rit'i Apachita, 5029m (16,499feet)
- Riti Urmasca, 5200m (17,100feet)
- Ritipata, 5350m (17,550feet)
- Rit'iyuq, 4900m (16,100feet)
- Salluyu, 5650m (18,540feet)
- Sorapata, 5900m (19,400feet)
- Ulla Qhaya, 5617m (18,428feet)
- Wanaku
- Huanacuni, 5796m (19,016feet)
- Wank'uchiri, 5382m (17,657feet)
- Waracha, 5419m (17,779feet)
- Warini
- Wila Kunka, 4520m (14,830feet)
- Vilacota, 5179m (16,991feet)
- Huejo, 4900m (16,100feet)
- Yanauma, 5009m (16,434feet)
- Yana Urqu
Lakes
The largest lake in the range is Such'i Lake. Such'i is what the Aymara and Quechua people call a little fish which lives in the cold waters of the lakes and rivers of the Altiplano. Other lakes are listed below:
See also
External links
Notes and References
- BIGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
- escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sandia Province and Putina Province (Puno Region)
- Book: Neate, Jill. Mountaineering in the Andes . Expedition Advisory Centre, Royal Geographical Society . 2nd. May 1994. 978-0907649649.
- Book: Biggar, John. The Andes - A Guide for Climbers.
- Web site: Curva . ine.gob.bo . December 12, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029201721/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=021602&tipo=1 . October 29, 2014 .