Chachakumani (
Quechua ''chachakuma'' a medical plant, ''-ni'' an
Aymara suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...
to indicate ownership, "the one with ''chachakuma'', Hispanicized spelling ''Chachacomani'') is a mountain in the
Cordillera Occidental in the
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 ...
of
Bolivia
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. It is situated in the
Oruro Department,
Sajama Province, in the west of the
Turco Municipality
Turco Municipality is the second Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Sajama Province in the Oruro Department in Bolivia, and was founded on February 15, 1957. . Chachakumani lies south of Muru Qullu, northeast of
Umurata
Umurata is a mountain in the Andes, about 5,717 m (18,757 ft) high, situated in the Cordillera Occidental on the border of Bolivia and Chile. It is located in the Arica and Parinacota Region of Chile and in the Oruro Department of Boli ...
and
Kuntur Ikiña and southeast of
Uqi Uqini
Uqi Uqini (Aymara ''uqi uqi'' a species of plant, ''uqi'' brown, grey brown, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the ''uqi uqi'' plant" or "the one with ...
. The Jaruma River flows between Muru Qullu and Chachakumani. It is a tributary of the Sajama River.
References
Mountains of Oruro Department
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