Ch'uñawi (Cochabamba)

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Ch'uñawi.
Ch'uñawi
Ch'uñawi

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,700 m (12,100 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°25′49″S 66°27′04″W / 17.43028°S 66.45111°W / -17.43028; -66.45111Coordinates: 17°25′49″S 66°27′04″W / 17.43028°S 66.45111°W / -17.43028; -66.45111
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Ch'uñawi (Aymara for a place where potatoes are spread as part of the procedure to prepare ch'uñu,[2] also spelled Chunahui, Chuñahui) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,700 m (12,100 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality. Ch'uñawi lies southeast of Tikrasqa.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  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. "Sipe Sipe". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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