Chuqi Q'awa (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''chuqi'' gold, ''q'awa'' little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,
[ "gold brook" or "gold ravine", also spelled ''Chuqui Khaua'') is a mountain 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 ...
which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province
Aroma is one of the twenty provinces of the Bolivian La Paz Department. It is situated in the southern parts of the department. Its seat is Sica Sica (Sika Sika).
Location
Aroma province is located between 16° 43' and 17° 35' South and betwe ...
, Colquencha Municipality Colquencha Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Aroma Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country feat ...
. It lies northwest of Qillqatiri.[
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
Lake Titicaca (; ; ) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, both in terms of the volume of ...
.
References
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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Four-thousanders of the Andes