Achachi Qala (Ingavi)
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Achachi Qala (
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 ...
for "gigantic stone", also spelled ''Achachicala'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range 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 ...
of
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 ...
which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department,
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 ...
, on the border of the municipalities of Guaqui and Jesús de Machaca. Achachi Qala lies south of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern branch of Lake
Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; ; ) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, both in terms of the volume of ...
, northwest of
Wanq'uni Huancune (possibly from Aymara ''wanq'u'' guinea pig) is a volcano in the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Tacna Region Tacna (; Aymara language, Aymara and Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Taqna'' ...
and southwest of
Quta Willk'i Quta Willk'i (Aymara ''quta'' lake, ''willk'i'' gap, "lake gap", also spelled ''Kkota Willkki'') is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Guaqui Munici ...
.


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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Four-thousanders of the Andes {{IngaviProvince-geo-stub