Cordillera Apolobamba Explained

Apolobamba
Parent:Andes
Country Type:Countries
Length Orientation:N-S
Highest:Chaupi Orco
Elevation M:6044
Coordinates:-14.65°N -83°W

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]

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

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Notes and References

  1. BIGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sandia Province and Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. Book: Neate, Jill. Mountaineering in the Andes . Expedition Advisory Centre, Royal Geographical Society . 2nd. May 1994. 978-0907649649.
  4. Book: Biggar, John. The Andes - A Guide for Climbers.
  5. 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 .