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Qullpa Jawira (La Paz)
The Qullpa Jawira (Aymara ''qullpa'' saltpeter, ''jawira'' river, "saltpeter river", also spelled ''Collpajahuira, Kollpa Jahuira'') is a river in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is a right affluent of the Desaguadero River. The river originates near from various streams at a mountain named Taruj Llani south of Utani Apu in the Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality. It flows in a north-eastern direction. The confluence with the Desaguadero River is south of the community of Janq'u Phuch'u on the border of the Ingavi Province Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. This is where the Battle of Ingavi occurred on November 18, 1841, and where the World Heritage Site of Tiwanaku is situated. During the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón the province wa ..., San Andrés de Machaca Municipality, at . References Rivers of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{Bolivia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aymara Language
Aymara (; also ) is an Aymaran languages, Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes. It is one of only a handful of Indigenous languages of the Americas, Native American languages with over one million speakers.The other native American languages with more than one million speakers are Nahuatl, Quechua languages, and Guarani language, Guaraní. Aymara, along with Spanish language, Spanish and Quechua language, 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 Minority language, recognized minority language. Some linguists have claimed that Aymara is related to its more widely spoken neighbor, Quechua languages, 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 feature (linguistics), areal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, warm valleys, high-altitude Andean plateaus, and snow-capped peaks, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities. It includes part of the Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland in the world, along its eastern border. It is bordered by Brazil to the Bolivia-Brazil border, north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the Argentina-Bolivia border, south, Chile to the Bolivia–Chile border, southwest, and Peru to the west. The seat of government is La Paz, which contains the executive, legislative, and electoral branches of government, while the constitutional capital is Sucre, the seat of the judiciary. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paz Department (Bolivia)
The La Paz Department of Bolivia comprises with a 2024 census population of 3,022,566 inhabitants. It is situated at the western border of Bolivia, sharing Lake Titicaca with the neighboring Peru. It contains the Cordillera Real mountain range, 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 prefec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 is long and wide (widest between 18th parallel south, 18°S and 20th parallel south, 20°S latitude) and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from south to north through seven South American countries: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depression (geology), 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, Mérida, Mérida, El Alto, and La Paz. The Altiplano, Altiplano Plateau is the world's second highest after the Tibetan Plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacajes Province
Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV The most important river of the province is the Desaguadero River. Other rivers in the province are Ch'alla Jawira (in Aroma and Pacajes), Ch'alla Jawira (in Callapa), Jach'a Jawira (in Calacoto), Jach'a Jawira (in Caquiaviri), Llallawa Jawira, Qala Jawira, Qullpa Jawira and Thujsa Jawira. Subdivision The province is divided into eight municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ... which are further subdivided into cantons. References Provinces of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{PacajesProvince-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caquiaviri Municipality
Caquiaviri Municipality is the second municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Caquiaviri Caquiaviri is a location in the La Paz Department in 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 .... See also * Achiri * Jach'a Jawira * Thujsa Jawira * Qala Jawira * Qullpa Jawira * Q'awiri Qullu * Utani Apu References www.ine.gov.bo / census 2001: Caquiaviri Municipalityh1> External links Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{PacajesProvince-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desaguadero River (Bolivia)
The Desaguadero River, also known as Risawariru or Uchusumain, is a river shared between Bolivia and Peru. It drains Lake Titicaca from the southern part of the river basin, flowing south and draining approximately five percent of the lake's flood waters into Lake Uru Uru and Lake Poopó. Its source in the north is very near the Peruvian border. It is navigable only by small craft and supports indigenous communities such as the Uru Muratu community. See also * Awallamaya Lake * Desaguadero River (Argentina) from Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt .... Notes External links Management issues in the Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopo system: Importance of developing a water budget Rivers of Peru Rivers of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Rivers of Oruro Depart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingavi Province
Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. This is where the Battle of Ingavi occurred on November 18, 1841, and where the World Heritage Site of Tiwanaku is situated. During the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón the province was founded on December 16, 1909, with Viacha as its capital. Geography Ingavi lies on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca. The Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivision Ingavi Province is divided into seven municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons. Population The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Tourist attractions Some of the tourist attractions of the municipalities are: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltpeter
Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with a sharp, salty, bitter taste and the chemical formula . It is a potassium salt of nitric acid. This salt consists of potassium cations and nitrate anions , and is therefore an alkali metal nitrate. It occurs in nature as a mineral, niter (or ''nitre'' outside the United States). It is a source of nitrogen, and nitrogen was named after niter. Potassium nitrate is one of several nitrogen-containing compounds collectively referred to as saltpetre (or saltpeter in the United States). Major uses of potassium nitrate are in fertilizers, tree stump removal, rocket propellants and fireworks. It is one of the major constituents of traditional gunpowder (black powder). In processed meats, potassium nitrate reacts with hemoglobin and myoglobin generating a red color. Etymology Nitre, or potassium nitrate, because of its early and global use and production, has many names. As for nitrate, Egyptian and Hebrew words for it had the consonan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utani Apu
Utani Apu (Aymara) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, San Andrés de Machaca Municipality, and in the Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality Caquiaviri Municipality is the second municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Caquiaviri Caquiaviri is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinationa .... References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Four-thousanders of the Andes {{IngaviProvince-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
