Taruja Umaña (Aymara taruja deer, umaña drink, to give to drink,[2] "deer watering place", also spelled Taruca Umaña,[3] Taruca Umana[4]), also known as Taruj Umaña according to the name of the river at the mountain,[3] is a 4,852-metre-high (15,919 ft) mountain in the northern part of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. Taruja Umaña lies west of the mountain Mama Uqllu.
| Taruja Umaña | |
|---|---|
  Taruja Umaña | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,852 m (15,919 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 16°49′04″S 67°31′33″W / 16.81778°S 67.52583°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia La Paz Department, Loayza Province |
| Parent range | Andes, Kimsa Cruz |
The river Taruj Umaña which later is called Araca originates south-east of the mountain. It flows to the west and then to the north-west as an affluent of the La Paz River.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ American Alpine Journal 1992, Climbs and Expeditions 1991
- ^ 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)
- ^ a b c IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca
- ^ a b "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
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