Apachita (Aymara for the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name for a stone cairn in the Andes, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains,[1][2] also spelled Apacheta) is a mountain in the Cordillera Occidental in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Sur Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality, near the Chilean border.[3][4] Apachita lies within the borders of the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve.[5] It is situated east of Michina.[3]
Apachita | |
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Highest point | |
Coordinates | 22°26′39″S 67°47′28″W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia, Potosí Department, Sur Lípez Province |
Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Occidental |
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