The Cordillera Quimsa Cruz is a mountain range in the
La Paz Department in
Bolivia
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situated south east of
Lake Titicaca
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and north of
Lake Uru Uru, measuring about 35–40 km in length and 12 km at its widest point. It is the continuation of the
Cordillera Real of Bolivia extending in a north to south-eastern direction from Asiento pass south of
Illimani
Illimani () is the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real (part of the Cordillera Oriental, a subrange of the Andes) of western Bolivia. It lies near the cities of El Alto and La Paz at the eastern edge of the Altiplano. It is the second high ...
to ''Tres Cruces'' pass.
''Kimsa Cruz'' or ''Quimsa Cruz'' in Hispanicized spelling is a partly
Aymara
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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 ...
(''kimsa'' three),
partly
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
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...
(''cruz'' cross) expression meaning "three crosses".
Mountains
The highest elevations are
Jachacunocollo (5,800 m),
Wayna Khunu Qullu (5,640 m) and Gigante (5,748 m). Other notable peaks are:
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*
León Jiwata,
* San Luis,
* Las Virgenes,
* San Pedro,
*
Yaypuri,
* Salvador Apacheta,
* Jach'a Paquni,
* San Enrique,
* Atoroma,
* Santa Fe,
* San Juan,
* San Lorenzo,
*
Janq'u Qullu,
* La Salvadora,
* Yunque,
* Wila Qullu,
* Nina Qullu,
*
Ch'amak Qullu,
*
Wallatani,
*
Quri Ch'uma,
* Gerhard,
* Los Enanos,
*
Mama Uqllu,
* Cuernos de Diablo,
* Chhankaphiña,
* Santa Vera Cruz,
* Pireo,
*
Janq'u Quta,
*
Achuma,
*
Ch'uxña Quta,
*
Taruja Umaña,
*
Janq'u Willk'i,
* Kunturiri
* Laram Quta
* Malla Ch'uma
See also
*
Itapalluni
*
Wisk'achani
References
Mountain ranges of Bolivia
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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