Kimsa Chata, also spelled Kimsachata, (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three, Pukina chata mountain,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca "three mountains", spellings Quimsachata, Quimsa Chata) is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is located in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range south-east of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca. It lies in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Tiwanaku Municipality, about 15 km south of the archaeological site of Tiwanaku and the village of the same name. Kimsa Chata is situated between the mountains Nasa Puqi in the north and Chuqi Ch'iwani in the south.Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Tiahuanacu 5844-II
Kimsa Chata is a ceremonial and sacred mountain of the Aymara people. Preparan ofrenda para la montaña sagrada Kimsa Chata de Tiwanaku (Spanish) This is also where the Aymara Willkakuti feast takes place.
See also Tiwanaku River
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