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Sinijawi

Coordinates: 17°14′05″S 69°25′21″W / 17.23472°S 69.42250°W / -17.23472; -69.42250
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Sinijawi
Sinijawi is located in Bolivia
Sinijawi
Sinijawi
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,068 m (16,627 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°14′05″S 69°25′21″W / 17.23472°S 69.42250°W / -17.23472; -69.42250
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department
José Manuel Pando Province
Parent rangeAndes

Sinijawi (Aymara sinija marsh,[2] -wi a suffix to indicate a place, "a place of marsh", also spelled Sinejavi) is a 5,068-metre-high (16,627 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, José Manuel Pando Province, Catacora Municipality. Sinijawi lies southwest of Wari Kunka. An intermittent stream named Salla Uma ("cliff water", Sallahuma) originates north of the mountain. It flows to the west where it meets Jaruma River as a left tributary.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sinejavi 5742-III
  2. ^ Programa de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe, Programa de Estudio Tercer Año Básico, Sector Lengua Indígena Aymara, Ministerio de Educación 2012, Chile
  3. ^ "Catacora". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 25, 2015.