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Achuma (Bolivia)

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Elevation
  
4,960 m

Parent range
  
Cordillera Quimsa Cruz

Mountain range
  
Andes

Achuma (Bolivia)

Location
  
Bolivia La Paz Department, Loayza Province

Achuma (Aymara for a large cactus plant, (Echinopsis lageniformis), (Echinopsis pachanoi) or other species, also the name of a drink, also spelled Achoma) is a mountain in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about 4,960 metres (16,273 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. The peaks of Achuma lie north-west to north of the mountain Taruja UmaƱa and south of Janq'u Willk'i. There are two small lakes north of the mountain. They are named Allqa Quta ("two-colored lake", Alca Kkota) and Ch'iyar Quta ("black lake", Chiar Kkota).

Map of Achuma, Bolivia

References

Achuma (Bolivia) Wikipedia