Yampupata Peninsula
Yampupata is a Bolivian peninsula of Lake Titicaca situated in the north-western part of the Copacabana Peninsula in the La Paz Department, Manco Kapac Province, Copacabana Municipality, Zampaya Canton.Photo: Mandy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: Bolivian peninsula of Lake Titicaca
- Also known as: “Yampupata”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Isla de la Luna and Isla Chelleca.
Isla de la Luna
Photo: Nattfodd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Isla de la Luna is a tiny, uninhabited island in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Known for its mythological significance to the Incas.
Temple of Fertility
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Iñaq Uyu, also called Aklla Wasi, is an archaeological site in Bolivia situated on the Isla de la Luna, an island of Lake Titicaca. It is located in the La Paz Department, Manco Kapac Province, Copacabana Municipality.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yampupata and Copacabana.
Yampupata
Yampupata is a peninsula, a strait and a village on Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. The village is mostly a quick stop for people choosing the hard way between Isla del Sol and Copacabana.Copacabana
Copacabana is the main Bolivian town on the shore of Lake Titicaca. The town has a large 17th-century shrine, the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana, dedicated to Our Lady of Copacabana, the patron saint of Bolivia.
Zampaya
Village
Zampaya is a small location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia situated in the Copacabana Municipality, the first municipal section of the Manco Kapac Province. It is the seat of the Zampaya Canton.
Yampupata Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: La Paz, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
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Latitude
-16.0792° or 16° 4′ 45″ southLongitude
-69.1067° or 69° 6′ 24″ westOpen location code
57MGWVCV+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 7189379094OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peninsulaWikidata ID
Q1819670
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Yampupata Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Yampupata penintsula”
- Dutch: “Yampupata Peninsula”
- Georgian: “იამპუპატის ნახევარკუნძული”
- German: “Yampupata-Halbinsel”
- Quechua: “Yampupata yaqa wat’a”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Yampupata”
- Spanish: “Península de Yampupata”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Santa Ana and Sampaya.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Pucara (Mirador Turístico de Sampaya) and Patapatani.
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