Chuqi Q'awa (Chuñuni Jawira)

This article is about the mountain near Chuñuni Jawira in the Jesús de Machaca Municipality, Ingavi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Chuqi Q'awa (disambiguation).

Chuqi Q'awa (Aymara chuqi gold, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,^[2][3] "gold brook" or "gold ravine", Hispanicized spelling Choque Khaua) is a 4,570-metre-high (14,993 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, in the north of the Jesús de Machaca Municipality, near the border with the Tiwanaku Municipality. Chuqi Q'awa is situated south of the river Chuñuni Jawira (Chununi Jahuira).

Chuqi Q'awa
Chuqi Q'awa Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation	4,570 m (14,990 ft)[1]
Coordinates	16°41′13″S 68°37′19″W
Geography
Location	Bolivia La Paz Department
Parent range	Andes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Chuqi Q'awa is also the name of the river which originates south of the mountain. Its waters flows to Jach'a Jawira in the south.^[1][4]