Chuqi Ch'iwani (

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

''chuqi'' gold, ''ch'iwa'' edible, cooked leaves, ''-ni'' a

suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...

to indicate ownership, Hispanicized spelling ''Choque Chihuani'') is a mountain in the

Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range The Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range (also spelled Kimsachata, Aymara and Quechua ''kimsa'' three, Pukina ''chata'' mountain, "three mountains", Hispanicized spellings ''Quimsachata, Quimsa Chata'') is situated in Bolivia south east of Wiñay ...

in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

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. It lies south-east of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake

Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, i ...

. It is located in the La Paz Department,

Ingavi Province Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. This is where the Battle of Ingavi occurred on November 18, 1841 and where the World Heritage Site of Tiwanaku is situated. During the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón the province was f ...

, at the border of the

Jesús de Machaca Municipality Jesús de Machaca Municipality is the sixth municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It was created by Law No. 2351 on May 7, 2002, during the presidency of Jorge Quiroga Ramírez. Its seat is Jesús de M ...

and the

Tiwanaku Municipality Tiwanaku Municipality is the third municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is the village of Tiwanaku located near the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tiwanaku. Cantons The municipality is divided int ...

. Chuqi Ch'iwani is situated south of the mountains

Nasa Puqi Nasa Puqi (Aymara ''nasa'' nose, ''puqi'' crumb, "nose crumb", also spelled ''Nasa Poke'') is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is located in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range south-east of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake ...

and Kimsa Chata.

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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) {{LaPazBO-geo-stub

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