Apolobamba
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Cordillera Apolobamba is a mountain range
in the South American Andes
.
and Bolivia
. It stretches across a distance of 50 km from East to West and 30 km from North to South. The Cordillera Apolobamba is composed of the Departamento
s Puno
(Peru) and La Paz
(Bolivia).
(6.044 m), Cololo (5.915 m), Palomani Grande (5.730m), Nubi (5.710m), Canisaya (5.706m), Montserrat Norte (5.655m), Cuchillo (5.655m), Katantica Central (5.630m), Ascarani (5.580 m) and Akamani (5.400m).
Curva, the main locality of the Kallawaya-people is located 3,800 m above sea level.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the South American Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
.
Geographical Location
The Cordillera Apolobamba is located in the eastern borderland of PeruPeru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
and Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. It stretches across a distance of 50 km from East to West and 30 km from North to South. The Cordillera Apolobamba is composed of the Departamento
Departamento
Departamento is the Spanish term for a department.As country subdivision it can be found in several countries of Latin America....
s Puno
Puno
Puno is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 100,000. The city was established in 1668 by viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro as capital of the province of...
(Peru) and La Paz
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
(Bolivia).
Mountain Peaks
The most important mountain peaks of the Cordillera Apolobamba are the Chaupi OrcoChaupi Orco
Chaupi Orco is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, on the border with Peru. It has a height of ....
(6.044 m), Cololo (5.915 m), Palomani Grande (5.730m), Nubi (5.710m), Canisaya (5.706m), Montserrat Norte (5.655m), Cuchillo (5.655m), Katantica Central (5.630m), Ascarani (5.580 m) and Akamani (5.400m).
Curva, the main locality of the Kallawaya-people is located 3,800 m above sea level.