Suni Q'awa

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]

Suni Q'awa
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
Elevation5,018 m (16,463 ft) [1]
Coordinates17°51′49″S 68°58′12″W 
Geography
Suni Q'awa
Location within Bolivia
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Pacajes Province
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. 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. "Calacoto". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 8, 2014.


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