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Mountain in Bolivia This article is about one of two mountains in the Jesús de Machaca Municipality, Ingavi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Chuqi Q'awa (disambiguation).
Chuqi Q'awa
Chuqi Q'awa is located in BoliviaChuqi Q'awaChuqi Q'awaLocation within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,790 m (15,720 ft)
Coordinates16°43′24″S 68°38′19″W / 16.72333°S 68.63861°W / -16.72333; -68.63861
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Chuqi Q'awa (Aymara chuqi gold, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "gold brook" or "gold ravine", Hispanicized spelling Choque Khaua) is a 4,790-metre-high (15,715 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality. Chuqi Q'awa is situated west of the mountain Pukara.

Chuqi Q'awa is also the name of the river east of the mountain. Its waters flows to Jach'a Jawira in the south.

References

  1. ^ IGM map 1:50,000 5843-I Sacacani
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  4. "Jesús de Machaca". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2014. (unnamed)
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