Sorata Municipality

	Sorata Municipality Sorata Municipality ( Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th highest lake in the world, Laguna Glaciar. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. The highest peaks of the municipality are Illampu and Janq'u Uma. Other mountains are listed below: Languages The languages spoken in the Sorata Municipality are mainly Aymara and Spanish.obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (2001) (inactive website) See also * Ch'uch'u Jawira * Ch'usiq Uta Ch'usiq Uta (Aymara ''ch'usiqa'' owl, ''uta'' house, "owl house", also spelled ''Ch'usek Uta''), also known as Cueva de San Pedro or Gruta de San Pedro (Spanish for "cave of Saint Peter" or "grotto of Saint Peter"), is a cave with an enclosed lake i ... * Warus Quta References External links Population data and map o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sorata Sorata (Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is a small town in the La Paz Department in the Bolivian Andes, northwest of the city of La Paz and east of Lake Titicaca. It is the seat of the Larecaja Province and the Sorata Municipality. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 2,217. It is a somewhat popular weekend getaway and a relaxing base camp for a growing number of hikers. It includes several small hotels, including a converted Italian mansion. History In colonial days, Sorata provided a link to the Alto Beni goldfields and rubber plantations, and a gateway to the Amazon Basin. In August 1781 it was the site of an unorthodox siege by the nephew of Tupac Amaru, Andres, and his 16,000 soldiers. They constructed dikes above the town, and when these had been filled with runoff from the slopes of the nearby peak Illampu, they opened the floodgates and the town was washed away.Deanna Swaney, Robert Strauss, ''Bolivia'' (Second Edition), Lonely Planet, 1992.The siege is mentioned in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ch'alla Quta __NOTOC__ Ch'alla Quta (Aymara ''ch'alla'' sand, ''quta'' lake, "sand lake", also spelled ''Challa Kota'') is a lake in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality Sorata Municipality (Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th hi .... Ch'alla Quta lies south of the mountain Larama Punta.Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III (unnamed'') References Lakes of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Phallata Phallata ( Aymara ''phallaña'' to burst, ''-ta'' a suffix, "burst" or "exploded", also spelled ''Pallada, Pallana'') is a mountain north of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality Sorata Municipality (Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th hi .... It lies at a lake of that name ''(Pallada)''. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Llawi Imaña Llawi Imaña ( Aymara ''llawi'' padlock, ''imaña'' to guard, to hide, to bury, also spelled ''Llavi Imana'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality Sorata Municipality ( Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th ..., north of the Cordillera Real. See also * Wila Wilani References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jukumarini (Larecaja) Jukumarini ( Aymara ''jukumari'' bear, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a bear", also spelled ''Jucumarini'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Jukumarini lies north of the main range of the Cordillera Real, southwest of the mountain Ch'uch'u and west of Ch'uch'u Apachita Ch'uch'u Apachita (Aymara ''ch'uch'u'' cold, cold liquid, ''apachita'' the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name in the Andes for a stone cairn, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high m ....Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I (unnamed) See also * Chunta Qullu References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jichu Quta Jichu Quta ( Aymara ''jichu'' ichhu (Peruvian feather grass), ''quta'' lake, "ichhu lake", also spelled ''Jicho Kkota'') is a mountain north of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality Sorata Municipality (Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th hi ..., at the border with the Quiabaya Municipality. Jichu Quta lies south of Saywani at a lake named Quriwari. The Wayllani Jawira originates near the mountain. It flows to the west. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Janq'u K'ark'a (Larecaja-Omasuyos) Janq'u K'ark'a (Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''k'ark'a'' crevice, fissure, crack, "white crevice", also spelled ''Jankho Kharka'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality, and in the Omasuyos Province, Achacachi Municipality. Janq'u K'ark'a lies south of the Janq'u Uma-Illampu massif, southeast of the mountain Quña Quñani Quña Quñani ( Aymara ''quña'' wool of a lamb, ''quña quña'' hair of the body, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, also spelled ''Kuna Kunani, Kuña Kuñani'') is a mountain in the north of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. I ... and the lakes Warawarani ''(Huara Huarani)'' and Jisk'a Warawarani ''(Jiskha Huara Huarani)''. See also * Q'ara Qullu References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jach'a Waylla Punta Jach'a Waylla Punta (Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''waylla'' ''Stipa obtusa'', a kind of feather grass,Plan de desarollo municipal Municipio de Turco (Spanish) Spanish ''punta'' point, also spelled ''Jacha Huaylla Punta or Jacha Huayna Punta''Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia . It is located in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jach'a Pukara Jach'a Pukara ( Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''pukara'' fortress, "big fortress", Hispanicized spelling ''Jachcha Pucara'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Jach'a Pukara lies between Lake Titicaca in the west and the Janq'u Uma-Illampu Illampu is the fourth highest mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the northern section of the Cordillera Real, part of the Andes, east of Lake Titicaca. It lies just north of the slightly higher Janq'u Uma, near the town of Sorata. Laguna G ... massif of the Cordillera Real in the east. References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jach'a Apachita (La Paz) Jach'a Apachita (Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''apachita'' the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name in the Andes for a stone cairn, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains, also spelled ''Jacha Apacheta'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Jach'a Apachita lies northeast of the Janq'u Uma-Illampu Illampu is the fourth highest mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the northern section of the Cordillera Real, part of the Andes, east of Lake Titicaca. It lies just north of the slightly higher Janq'u Uma, near the town of Sorata. Laguna G ... massif of the Cordillera Real.Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Caranavi SD-19-15 (unnamed) References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ch'uxñani Ch'uxñani (Aymara ''Ch'uxña'' green, Spanish ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with green color" or "the green one", also spelled ''Chojñani, Chojnani'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality, in the northern extensions of the Cordillera Real southeast of the mountain Jach'a Waylla Punta. Ch'uxñani lies near the confluence of the rivers Ch'uch'u Jawira which comes from the northwest and Jach'a Uma Jawira which originates between the mountain Wila Quta and the Janq'u Uma-Illampu Illampu is the fourth highest mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the northern section of the Cordillera Real, part of the Andes, east of Lake Titicaca. It lies just north of the slightly higher Janq'u Uma, near the town of Sorata. Laguna G ... massif.Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I (unnamed) References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ch'uxña Quta (Larecaja) Ch'uxña Quta (Aymara ''ch'uxña'' green, ''quta'' lake, "green lake", also spelled ''Chojña Kkota'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Ch'uxña Quta lies in the northern extensions of the Cordillera Real southeast of the mountains Ch'uch'u and Ch'uch'u Apachita and northwest of Llawi Imaña Llawi Imaña ( Aymara ''llawi'' padlock, ''imaña'' to guard, to hide, to bury, also spelled ''Llavi Imana'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality Sorata Munici ....Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I (unnamed) References Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]