Jach'a Ch'ankha

Jach'a Ch'ankha (Aymara jach'a big, great, ch'ankha wool cord,[2] "great cord", also spelled Jachcha Chankha) is a 4,345-metre-high (14,255 ft) mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Cercado Province, Paria Municipality (formerly Soracachi), 16 km east of Oruro.[3] Jach'a Ch'ankha lies near the villages of Paya Payani in the northeast, Qala Qala in the south and Irsuma in the southwest.

Jach'a Ch'ankha
Jach'a Ch'ankha is located in Bolivia
Jach'a Ch'ankha
Jach'a Ch'ankha
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,345 m (14,255 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°58′37″S 66°55′48″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Thola Palca 6240-III
  2. 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)
  3. Surakachi Municipality Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine: population data and map
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