Chuqi Sillani (
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, ''silla''
cane
Cane or caning may refer to:
*Walking stick, or walking cane, a device used primarily to aid walking
* Assistive cane, a walking stick used as a mobility aid for better balance
* White cane, a mobility or safety device used by blind or visually i ...
of
maize
Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...
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[ ''-ni'' a ]suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns and adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can ca ...
, "the one with the golden cane of maize", also spelled ''Choque Sillani'') is a mountain in the 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 ...
n 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 ...
. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay.
Geography
The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Subdivisio ...
, Luribay Municipality
Luribay Municipality is the first municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. Encompassing an area of approximately , it had a population of 10,581 in March 2024. The town of Luribay serves as the administrativ ...
. Chuqi Sillani lies southeast of Qillwan Quta and east of a plain named Qillwan Quta Pampa.[
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References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Four-thousanders of the Andes
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