Ch'uch'u 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 ...

''ch'uch'u'' cold, cold liquid, ''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

for a stone cairn, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains, also spelled ''Chuchu Apacheta, Chunchu Apacheta''Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I) is a mountain 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 ...

. It is situated in the La Paz Department,

Larecaja Province Larecaja is a Provinces of Bolivia, province in the Bolivian La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata. Geography The Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordiller ...

Sorata Municipality Sorata Municipality (Aymara language, Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq ...

. Ch'uch'u Apachita lies north of the main range of the Cordillera Real, south to southwest of the mountain

Ch'uch'u Ch'uch'u (Aymara for cold, cold liquid, also spelled ''Chuchu'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Ch'uch'u lies north of the main range of the C ...

, northwest of Chunta Qullu and east of Jukumarini. This is where the river

Ch'uch'u Jawira Ch'uch'u Jawira ( Aymara ''ch'uch'u'' cold, cold liquid, ''jawira'' river, "cold river", Hispanicized spelling ''Chuchu Jahuira'') is a Bolivian river in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Its waters flow the Kaka Rive ...

originates. (unnamed)

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

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