Suni Q'awa

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Suni Q'awa
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Suni Q'awa is visible in the upper part of this satellite image (center, right). Sajama volcano is shown in the lower center.
Highest point
Elevation 5,018 m (16,463 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°51′49″S68°58′12″W / 17.86361°S 68.97000°W / -17.86361; -68.97000 Coordinates: 17°51′49″S68°58′12″W / 17.86361°S 68.97000°W / -17.86361; -68.97000  
Geography
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Suni Q'awa
Location within Bolivia
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Pacajes Province
Parent range Andes

Suni Q'awa (Aymara suni unpopulated, deserted, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, riverbed, [2] [3] "unpopulated brook" or "unpopulated ravine", also spelled Soni Khaua) [1] or Sani Q'awa (Aymara sani a variety of potatoes, [4] "sani brook" or "sani ravine", also spelled Sani Khaua) [5] is a 5,018-metre-high (16,463 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, in the south-west of the Calacoto Municipality. The mountain lies north-west of the Anallajsi volcano and north-east of the mountains Ch'uxña Quta and Chinchillani. [1] [5]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is an official language of Bolivia. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in southern Peru and in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Andes Mountain range in South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The Andes also have the 2nd most elevated highest peak of any mountain range, only behind the Himalayas. The range is 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, 200 to 700 km wide, and has an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Bolivia Country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre, while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales, a mostly flat region in the east of the country.

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Chuxña Quta (Pacajes)

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Chinchillani (Bolivia) mountain in Bolivia

Chinchillani is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,840 m (15,880 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. It is southwest of Suni Q'awa and northwest of Ch'uxña Quta.

Waña Qawa (Tacna)

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Kimsa Qawa mountain in Bolivia

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Waylla Qawa (Oruro)

Waylla Q'awa Aymara wayllaStipa obtusa, a kind of feather grass, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "stipa brook" or "stipa ravine", also spelled Huaylla Khaua) is a 4,759-metre-high (15,614 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality. The Waylla Q'awa which originates east of the mountain flows along its eastern slope.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Okoruro 5840-III
  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. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2014. see: Cauce and Hendidura
  4. ↑ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Calacoto". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 8, 2014.


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