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Mountain in Bolivia
Chuwa Chuwani
Chuwa Chuwani is located in BoliviaChuwa ChuwaniChuwa ChuwaniLocation in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,918 m (16,135 ft)
Coordinates17°57′08″S 68°56′22″W / 17.95222°S 68.93944°W / -17.95222; -68.93944
Geography
LocationBolivia, La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Chuwa Chuwani (Aymara chuwa chuwa little herb which grows in swamps, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the chuwa chuwa plant", Hispanicized spelling Chua Chuani) is a 4,918-metre-high (16,135 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, in the south of the Calacoto Municipality. Chuwa Chuwani lies between the mountain Anallaxchi in the north-east and Jach'a Kunturiri in the south-west.

References

  1. ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 Okoruro 5840-III
  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. "Calacoto". Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.


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