Taruja Umaña (
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 ...
''taruja'' deer, ''umaña'' drink, to give to drink,
"deer watering place", also spelled ''Taruca Umaña'',
[IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca] ''Taruca Umana''
), also known as Taruj Umaña according to the name of the river at the mountain,
[ is a mountain in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range 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 ...
n 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 ...
. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay.
Geography
The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Subdivisio ...
, Cairoma Municipality
Cairoma Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country fea ...
. Taruja Umaña lies west of the mountain Mama Uqllu.
The river Taruj Umaña which later is called ''Araca'' originates south-east of the mountain. It flows to the west and then to the north-west as an affluent of the La Paz River.[
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References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Four-thousanders of the Andes
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