Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Sajama)

Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Aymara ch'iyara black, jaqhi precipice, cliff,[1] "black cliff", also spelled Chiar Jakke) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It lies in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. Ch'iyar Jaqhi is situated north-west of the mountains Yaritani and Wankarani.[2][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Sajama Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Ch'iyar Jaqhi.
Ch'iyar Jaqhi
Ch'iyar Jaqhi
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates18°07′37″S 68°23′11″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent rangeAndes


References
  1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-IV
  3. "Turco". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2014. (unnamed)
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