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Cordillera Apolobamba

Mountain range in Bolivia and Peru

Field	Value
name	Apolobamba
photo	Lake Suches.png
photo_caption	Suches Lake in the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area
parent	Andes
country
length_orientation	N-S
highest	Chaupi Orco
elevation_m	6044
elevation_ref
coordinates
map_image	Cordillera de Apolobamba Bolivia Perú 69.27623W 14.png
map_caption	Satellite image of Apolobamba

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 from east to west and 30 km from north to south.

Curva, the main locality of the Kallawaya-people, is located 3,800 m above sea level.

Mountains

The highest mountain in the range is Chaupi Orco, also known as Wisk'achani, at 6044 m. Other notable peaks are:

Akamani, 5400 m
Allqamarini, 4920 m
Apachita Pura Pura, 5360 m
Asu Q'arani, 5580 m
Canisaya, 5706 m
Chawpi Urqu, 4617 m
Choquechambi, 5000 m
Chuquyu, 5546 m
Cuchillo, 5655 m
Chapi, 5400 m
Chocñacota, 5300 m
Iskay Cruz Rit'i, 5200 m
Cunuyo, 4800 m
Jach'a Waracha, 5540 m
Janq'u Uma, 4800 m
Ichocollo, 5423 m
Katantika, 5630 m
Kulli Pata, 4800 m
Kuntur Ikiña, 5100 m
K'usilluni, 4600 m
Locopauchenta, 5000 m
Losojocha, 5338 m
Machu Such'i Qhuchi, 5679 m
Manqu Qhapaq
Nubi, 5710 m
Palomani, 5723 m
Punta Yavre, 4600 m
Qala Phusa, 5465 m
Jajahuaycho, 5200 m
Jorhuari, 5200 m
Qutañani, 4900 m
Qillwa Quta, 4900 m
Q'umir Pata, 4720 m
Q'uru Qhini
Rit'i Apachita, 5029 m
Riti Urmasca, 5200 m
Ritipata, 5350 m
Rit'iyuq, 4900 m
Salluyu, 5650 m
Sorapata, 5900 m
Ulla Qhaya, 5617 m
Wanaku
Huanacuni, 5796 m
Wank'uchiri, 5382 m
Waracha, 5419 m
Warini
Wila Kunka, 4520 m
Vilacota, 5179 m
Huejo, 4900 m
Yanauma, 5009 m
Yana Urqu

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:

Ch'uxña Quta (Curva)
Ch'uxñaquta (Putina)
Cololo Lake
K'ayrani Quta
K'iski Quta
Qachu Quta
Qaqa Waychu
Qillwa Quta
Q'illu Qucha

References

{{cite opentopomap. Chaupi Orco. -14.653333. -69.228333. 2023-04-25
BIGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sandia Province and Putina Province (Puno Region)
Neate, Jill. (May 1994). "Mountaineering in the Andes". Expedition Advisory Centre, Royal Geographical Society.
Biggar, John. "The Andes - A Guide for Climbers".
"Curva". ine.gob.bo.
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