Chuqi Q'awa (Aroma)

This article is about the mountain in the Aroma Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Chuqi Q'awa (disambiguation).
Chuqi Q'awa
Chuqi Q'awa

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,720 m (15,490 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°01′14″S 68°20′05″W / 17.02056°S 68.33472°W / -17.02056; -68.33472Coordinates: 17°01′14″S 68°20′05″W / 17.02056°S 68.33472°W / -17.02056; -68.33472
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Colquencha Municipality
Parent range Andes

Chuqi Q'awa (Aymara chuqi gold, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, [2][3] "gold brook" or "gold ravine", also spelled Chuqui Khaua) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,720 m (15,490 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Colquencha Municipality. It lies northwest of Qillqatiri.[1][4]

The Jach'a Jawira (Aymara for "big river") which later is named Colorado, Mani, then Colorado again and finally Katari flows along its western slopes. It empties into Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estación General Ballivián 5942-IV
  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. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Colquencha". Retrieved January 29, 2016.
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