Chuqi Ch'iwani

Chuqi Ch'iwani
Chuqi Ch'iwani

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,695 m (15,404 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°39′58″S 68°40′39″W / 16.66611°S 68.67750°W / -16.66611; -68.67750Coordinates: 16°39′58″S 68°40′39″W / 16.66611°S 68.67750°W / -16.66611; -68.67750
Geography
Location Bolivia, La Paz Department, Ingavi Province
Parent range Andes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range

Chuqi Ch'iwani (Aymara chuqi gold, ch'iwa edible, cooked leaves,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, Hispanicized spelling Choque Chihuani) is a 4,695-metre-high (15,404 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies south-east of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca. It is located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, at the border of the Jesús de Machaca Municipality and the Tiwanaku Municipality. Chuqi Ch'iwani is situated south of the mountains Nasa Puqi and Kimsa Chata.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Tiahuanacu 5844-II
  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) see: chuqi, ch'iwa and Mudar el color por enfermedad o por miedo.
  3. "Tiawanacu". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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