Jach'a Apachita

Jach'a Apachita
Jach'a Apachita
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,920 m (16,140 ft)
Coordinates18°05′46″S 68°20′46″W / 18.09611°S 68.34611°W / -18.09611; -68.34611
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

Jach'a Apachita (Aymara jach'a big, apachita the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name in the Andes for a stone cairn, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains, also spelled Jachcha Apacheta) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,920 m (16,140 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the southeast of the Curahuara de Carangas Municipality.