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Kimsa Chata (Ingavi)
Kimsa Chata
, also
spelled
Kimsachata, 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
.
Kimsa Chata is a
ceremonial
and
sacred mountain
of the
Aymara people
. This is also where the
Aymara
Willkakuti
feast
takes
place.