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Achuma (Bolivia)
Achuma ( Aymara for large cactus plants such as '' Echinopsis lageniformis'', ''Echinopsis pachanoi'' or other species, also the name of a drink, also spelled ''Achoma'') is a mountain in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay. Geography The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivisi ..., Cairoma Municipality. The peaks of Achuma lie north-west to north of the mountain Taruja Umaña and south of Janq'u Willk'i. There are two small lakes north of the mountain. They are named Allqa Quta ("two-colored lake", ''Alca Kkota'') and Ch'iyar Quta ("black lake", ''Chiar Kkota''). References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
, image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square patchwork with the (top left to bottom right) diagonals forming colored stripes (green, blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, white, green, blue, purple, red, orange, yellow, from top right to bottom left) , other_symbol = , other_symbol_type = Dual flag: , image_coat = Escudo de Bolivia.svg , national_anthem = " National Anthem of Bolivia" , image_map = BOL orthographic.svg , map_width = 220px , alt_map = , image_map2 = , alt_map2 = , map_caption = , capital = La Paz Sucre , largest_city = , official_languages = Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paz Department (Bolivia)
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises with a 2012 census population of 2,706,359 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with adjacent Peru. It contains the '' Cordillera Real'', which reaches altitudes of . Northeast of the Cordillera Real are the '' Yungas'', the steep eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains that make the transition to the Amazon River basin to the northeast. The capital of the department is the city of La Paz and is the administrative city and seat of government/national capital of Bolivia. Provinces The Department of La Paz is divided into 20 provinces (''provincias'') which are further subdivided into 85 municipalities (''municipios'') and - on the fourth level - into cantons. The provinces with their capitals are: Government The chief executive office of Bolivia's departments (since May 2010) is the Governor; before then, the office was called the Prefect, and until 2006 the prefect was appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loayza Province
Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay. Geography The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivision The province is divided into five municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons. See also * Chillwa Quta __NOTOC__ Chillwa Quta, also spelled ''Chillhua Kkota'', is a lake in the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Chillwa Quta lies south-west of the mount ... * Jach'a Jawira * Malla Jawira * Warus Quta References Provinces of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S latitude), and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, El Alto and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. The Andes Mountains are the highest mountain ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimsa Cruz Mountain Range
The Cordillera Quimsa Cruz is a mountain range in the La Paz Department in Bolivia situated south east of Lake Titicaca and north of Lake Uru Uru, measuring about 35–40 km in length and 12 km at its widest point. It is the continuation of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia extending in a north to south-eastern direction from Asiento pass south of Illimani to ''Tres Cruces'' pass. ''Kimsa Cruz'' or ''Quimsa Cruz'' in Hispanicized spelling is a partly Aymara (''kimsa'' three), partly Spanish (''cruz'' cross) expression meaning "three crosses". Mountains The highest elevations are Jachacunocollo (5,800 m), Wayna Khunu Qullu (5,640 m) and Gigante (5,748 m). Other notable peaks are:Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca * León Jiwata, * San Luis, * Las Virgenes, * San Pedro, * Yaypuri, * Salvador Apacheta, * Jach'a Paquni, * San Enrique, * Atoroma, * Santa Fe, * San Juan, * San Lorenzo, * Janq'u Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aymara Language
Aymara (; also ) is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers.The other native American languages with more than one million speakers are Nahuatl, Quechua languages, and Guaraní. Aymara, along with Spanish and Quechua, is an official language in Bolivia and Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language. Some linguists have claimed that Aymara is related to its more widely spoken neighbor, Quechua. That claim, however, is disputed. Although there are indeed similarities, like the nearly identical phonologies, the majority position among linguists today is that the similarities are better explained as areal features rising from prolonged cohabitation, rather than natural genealogical changes that would stem from a common protolanguage. Aymara is an agglutinating a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinopsis Lageniformis
''Echinopsis lageniformis'' (syn. ''Trichocereus bridgesii''), the Bolivian torch cactus, is a fast-growing columnar cactus from the high deserts of Bolivia. Among the indigenous populations of Bolivia, it is sometimes called ''achuma'' or ''wachuma'', although these names are also applied to related species such as ''Echinopsis pachanoi'' which are also used for their psychedelic drug, psychedelic effects. Description The plant has a greenish to bluish color and usually has four to eight ribs. It can grow tall with stems of up to in diameter. Spines can range in coloration from honey-coloured to brown, and are located on the nodes in groups of up to four. These spines can grow up to 6–7 cm in length and in fully grown plants are spaced evenly on the ribs, 2.5 to 3 cm apart. Cultivars Several varieties of this species are highly prized by ornamental cactus collectors. These include a Fasciation, cristate variety, two variants of :wikt:monstrose, monstrose growth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinopsis Pachanoi
''Echinopsis pachanoi'' (syn. ''Trichocereus pachanoi'')—known as San Pedro cactus—is a fast-growing columnar cactus native to the Andes Mountains at in altitude. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, and it is cultivated in other parts of the world. Uses for it include traditional medicine and traditional veterinary medicine, and it is widely grown as an ornamental cactus. It has been used for healing and religious divination in the Andes Mountains region for over 3,000 years. It is sometimes confused with its close relative '' Echinopsis peruviana'' (Peruvian torch cactus). Taxonomy Echinopsis pachanoi is known by many names throughout South America such as ''achuma,'' ''huachuma,'' ''wachuma,'' ''aguacolla,'' ''hahuacollay,'' ''San Pedro'' or ''giganton''. Description ''Echinopsis pachanoi'' is native to Ecuador and Peru. Its stems are light to dark green, sometimes glaucous, with a diameter of and usually 6–8 ribs. The whitish areoles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairoma Municipality
Cairoma Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p .... Its seat is Cairoma. Geography The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the municipality. Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: See also * Chillwa Quta * Warus Quta References Instituto Nacional de Estadistica de Bolivia Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taruja Umaña
Taruja Umaña (Aymara language, Aymara ''taruja'' deer, ''umaña'' drink, to give to drink, "deer watering place", also spelled ''Taruca Umaña'',IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca ''Taruca Umana''), also known as Taruj Umaña according to the name of the river at the mountain, is a mountain in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range, Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Taruja Umaña lies west of the mountain Mama Uqllu (Bolivia), Mama Uqllu. The river Taruj Umaña which later is called ''Araca'' originates south-east of the mountain. It flows to the west and then to the north-west as an affluent of the Choqueyapu River, La Paz River. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janq'u Willk'i (Cairoma)
Janq'u Willk'i (Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''willk'i'' gap, "white gap", also spelled ''Jankho Willkhi'') is a mountain in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Janq'u Willk'i lies north of the mountains Taruja Umaña Taruja Umaña (Aymara language, Aymara ''taruja'' deer, ''umaña'' drink, to give to drink, "deer watering place", also spelled ''Taruca Umaña'',IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca ''Taruca Umana''), also known as Taruj Umaña according to the name of ... and Achuma. There are two small lakes at the feet of Achuma and Janq'u Willk'i. They are named Allqa Quta ("two-colored lake", ''Alca Kkota'') and Ch'iyar Quta ("black lake", ''Chiar Kkota''). References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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