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 mountain in the
Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. It lies in the
La Paz Department,
Ingavi Province,
Jesús de Machaca Municipality. Chuqi Q'awa is situated west of the mountain
Pukara
Pukara ( Aymara and Quechuan "fortress", Hispanicized spellings ''pucara, pucará'') is a defensive hilltop site or fortification built by the prehispanic and historic inhabitants of the central Andean area (from Ecuador to central Chile and ...
.
Chuqi Q'awa is also the name of the river east of the mountain. Its waters flows to
Jach'a Jawira in the south.
[ (unnamed)]
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Rivers of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Four-thousanders of the Andes
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