Ch'uch'u (

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 ...

for cold, cold liquid, also spelled ''Chuchu'') is a mountain 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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, about high. It is situated in the La Paz Department,

Larecaja Province Larecaja is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province ar ...

Sorata Municipality Sorata Municipality (Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th hi ...

. Ch'uch'u lies north of the main range of the Cordillera Real, north to northeast of the mountain

Ch'uch'u Apachita Ch'uch'u Apachita (Aymara ''ch'uch'u'' cold, cold liquid, ''apachita'' the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name in the Andes for a stone cairn, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high m ...

. This is where the river Ch'uch'u Jawira originates.

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

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