Jist'aña (
Aymara for to close and for to carry bulky packages, also spelled ''Jisthana''), also known as Pirámide Blanca (
Spanish for "white piramid"), is a mountain in the
Cordillera Real in the
Bolivia
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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 ...
, about high. It is situated in the
La Paz Department, at the border of the
Los Andes Province,
Pucarani Municipality, and the
Murillo Province,
La Paz Municipality. Jist'aña lies between the mountain
Kunturiri of the La Paz Municipality in the southeast and the peaks of
Kunturiri of the Los Andes Province in the northwest. The rivers Kunturiri ''(Condoriri)'' and Jist'aña Jawira ''(Jistano Jahuira)'' originate near the mountain. Kunturiri River flows to
Ch'iyar Quta, a lake southwest of Jist'aña, and Jist'aña Jawira which later is named Uma Pallqa ''(Uma Palca)'' flows to the northeast.
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References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Five-thousanders of the Andes
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