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Imilla Apachita (
Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''mimilla, imilla'' girl, ''apachita'' the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the
Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
; name in the
Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
for a stone cairn, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains, also spelled ''Imilla Apacheta'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the
Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
n
Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province,
Pucarani Municipality Pucarani Municipality is the first municipal section of the Los Andes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Pucarani. It is bordered to the north by the Batallas Municipality, to the east by the Pedro Domingo Murillo Provin ...
. Imilla Apachita lies between the mountains
Huayna Potosí Huayna Potosí is a mountain in Bolivia, located near El Alto and about 25 km north of La Paz in the Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordillera Real. Huayna Potosí is the closest high mountain to La Paz. Surrounded by high mountains, it is ...
in the northeast and
Wila Kunka Pata Wila Kunka Pata (Aymara ''wila'' blood, blood-red, ''kunka'' throat, ''pata'' step "red throat step", also spelled ''Wila Cunca Pata'') is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucaran ...
in the southwest. (unnamed)


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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Five-thousanders of the Andes {{LosAndesProvince-geo-stub