Cordillera Apolobamba

Apolobamba
Suches Lake in the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area
Highest point
PeakChaupi Orco
Elevation6,044 m (19,829 ft)
Coordinates14°39′S 69°14′W / 14.650°S 69.233°W / -14.650; -69.233
Geography
Satellite image of Apolobamba
Countries
Peru and Bolivia
Parent rangeAndes

Apolobamba (Cordillera (de) Apolobamba) is a mountain range in the South American Andes.

Geography

Apolobamba is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. On the Bolivian side, the mountain range is situated in the La Paz Department and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region. It stretches across a distance of 50 km (31 mi) from east to west and 30 km (19 mi) from north to south.

Curva, the main locality of the Kallawaya-people, is located 3,800 m (12,500 ft) above sea level.

Mountains

The highest mountain in the range is Chaupi Orco, also known as Wisk'achani, at 6,044 metres (19,829 ft). Other notable peaks are:

Lakes

The largest lake in the range is Such'i Lake. Such'i is what the Aymara and Quechua people call a little fish which lives in the cold waters of the lakes and rivers of the Altiplano. Other lakes are listed below:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Topographic map of Chaupi Orco". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  2. ↑ BIGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sandia Province and Putina Province (Puno Region)
  4. ↑ Neate, Jill (May 1994). Mountaineering in the Andes (2nd ed.). Expedition Advisory Centre, Royal Geographical Society. ISBN 978-0907649649.
  5. ↑ Biggar, John. The Andes - A Guide for Climbers.
  6. ↑ "Curva". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.