Quri Ch'uma, Mountain summit in the Kimsa Cruz range, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Quri Ch'uma, also called Inmaculado, is a 5,312-metre mountain in the Kimsa Cruz range of the Bolivian Andes. It stands in La Paz Department on the border of Inquisivi Province's Quime Municipality and Loayza Province's Cairoma and Malla municipalities, south of Salvador Apachita and northwest of Yaypuri.
Quri Ch'uma is also recorded under the name Inmaculado. The sources document no ascent date for the mountain; its recorded history is one of naming and location, not of climbing. It stands on the border of the Inquisivi Province (Quime Municipality) and the Loayza Province (Cairoma and Malla municipalities) in the La Paz Department.
The name is Aymara: quri means gold and ch'uma means filtering, giving "gold filtering". The mountain also carries the name Inmaculado. Spellings in use include Corichuma, Corri Chuma, Khori Chuma and Korichuma, and the summit stands on the border of the Quime, Cairoma and Malla municipalities.
Access usually starts from the municipalities of Quime or Cairoma, where routes lead toward the summit. Visitors need to acclimatize to the altitude and bring specialized climbing gear, as the ascent is demanding.
The mountain is also recorded under the name Inmaculado, and alternative spellings in circulation include Corichuma, Corri Chuma, Khori Chuma and Korichuma. It stands on the boundary between the municipalities of Quime, Cairoma and Malla, south of Salvador Apachita and northwest of Yaypuri.
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