Ch'amakani (Bolivia-Peru) Explained

Ch'amakani
Elevation M:4600
Location:BoliviaPeru border
Range:Andes
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-14.5519°N -69.1431°W

Ch'amakani (Aymara ch'amaka dark, darkness, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with dark color", also spelled Chamacane) is a mountain northeast of the Apolobamba mountain range at the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is about 4600m (15,100feet) high. On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. Ch'amakani is situated south of the mountain Yanaqucha, west of Chawpi Wayq'u and north of Yawa Yawa.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  2. Web site: Pelechuco . ine.gob.bo . December 13, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141207134348/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020702&tipo=1 . December 7, 2014 .
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)