Ch'alla Phujru

Ch'alla Phujru

Poopó Lake from above. Ch'alla Phujru lies in the roundish mountainous complex at its south-eastern end.
Highest point
Elevation 4,904 m (16,089 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°59′47″S 66°38′36″W / 18.99639°S 66.64333°W / -18.99639; -66.64333Coordinates: 18°59′47″S 66°38′36″W / 18.99639°S 66.64333°W / -18.99639; -66.64333
Geography
Ch'alla Phujru

Location in Bolivia

Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province
Parent range Andes

Ch'alla Phujru (Aymara ch'alla sand, phujru a hole or pit in the earth without water, not very deep,[2] "sand hole", also spelled Challa Phujru) is a 4,904-metre-high (16,089 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia east of Poopó Lake. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province, which is identical to the Santiago de Huari Municipality. Ch'alla Phujru lies south-west of the mountain Chullpiri, south of the Anta Qullu valley.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 BIGM map 1:50,000 6237-II Cerro Azanaques
  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. ↑ "Santiago de Huari". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved October 14, 2014. (unnamed)
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