Ch'uxñani (
Aymara ''Ch'uxña'' green,
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''-ni'' a
suffix
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to indicate ownership, "the one with green color" or "the green one", also spelled ''Chojñani, Chojnani'') is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. It is located in the
La Paz Department,
Larecaja Province
Larecaja is a Provinces of Bolivia, province in the Bolivian La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata.
Geography
The Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordiller ...
,
Sorata Municipality
Sorata Municipality (Aymara language, Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq ...
, in the northern extensions of the
Cordillera Real southeast of the mountain
Jach'a Waylla Punta. Ch'uxñani lies near the confluence of the rivers
Ch'uch'u Jawira which comes from the northwest and Jach'a Uma Jawira which originates between the mountain
Wila Quta and the
Janq'u Uma
Ancohuma or Janq'u Uma ( Aymara ''janq'u'' white, ''uma'' water, "white water", also spelled Janq'uma, other spellings, ''Jankho Uma'', ''Jankhouma'') is the third highest mountain in Bolivia (after Sajama and Illimani). It is located in the ...
-
Illampu
Illampu is the fourth highest mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the northern section of the Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordillera Real, part of the Andes, east of Lake Titicaca. It lies just north of the slightly higher Janq'u Uma, near the t ...
massif.
[Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I][ (unnamed)]
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Four-thousanders of the Andes
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