Yaypuri, Mountain summit in the Kimsa Cruz range, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Yaypuri is a mountain of about 5,566 metres in the Kimsa Cruz range of the Bolivian Andes, in the La Paz Department. It lies southeast of Kalsunani (Calzonani) and Quri Ch'uma, on the border between the Quime Municipality of Inquisivi Province and the Malla Municipality of Loayza Province. Its name is Aymara and is also written Yaipuri.
Yaypuri lies on the border between two municipalities: Quime in the Inquisivi Province and Malla in the Loayza Province, both in the La Paz Department. The departmental and provincial boundaries drawn through this part of the Kimsa Cruz range place the peak directly on the municipal line, so the summit marks the meeting point of the two jurisdictions.
The name Yaypuri comes from Aymara, the language of the highland communities around the peak, and is also written Yaipuri. The mountain lies on the border between the Quime Municipality of Inquisivi Province and the Malla Municipality of Loayza Province, so the summit marks a meeting point of two provincial jurisdictions in La Paz Department.
Yaypuri lies on the border of the Quime Municipality in Inquisivi Province and the Malla Municipality in Loayza Province, so approach routes and permits depend on which side you start from. The nearest named peaks are Kalsunani (Calzonani) to the northwest and Quri Ch'uma, useful landmarks for orientation on the ridge.
Yaypuri lies on the border between the Quime Municipality of Inquisivi Province and the Malla Municipality of Loayza Province, both in the La Paz Department. Its Aymara name is also written Yaipuri, and the peak rises southeast of Kalsunani (Calzonani) and Quri Ch'uma.
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