Chuwa Chuwani ( Aymara ''chuwa chuwa'' little herb which grows in

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s, ''-ni'' a

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to indicate ownership, "the one with the ''chuwa chuwa'' plant", Hispanicized spelling ''Chua Chuani'') is a mountain in the

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. It is situated in the La Paz Department,

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, in the south of the

Calacoto Municipality Calacoto or Qala Qutu (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''qutu'' heap, pile, "stone pile") is the third municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Calacoto (Qala Qutu). Geography Some of the highest mount ...

. Chuwa Chuwani lies between the mountain Anallaxchi in the north-east and Jach'a Kunturiri in the south-west.

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