Laram Q'awa (

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 ...

''larama'' blue, ''q'awa'' little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "blue brook" or "blue ravine", Hispanicized spellings ''Laram Khaua, Larancagua'') 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 ...

. According to the Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 'Nevados Payachata Hoja 5739-I' it is situated on

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 ...

n terrain in the La Paz Department,

Pacajes Province Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV The most important river of the province i ...

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Charaña Municipality Charaña Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Pacajes Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Charaña. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: * Ch'iyara Salla * Jach'a ...

), at the border with

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. It lies north-west of the mountains Kunturiri, Phaq'u Q'awa and another mountain on the border named Laram Q'awa ''(Laram Khaua)''. One of three different rivers of this area called Kunturiri ''(Condoriri)'' originates north-east of the mountain near Phaq'u Q'awa. It flows in a bow along the northern slopes of Laram Q'awa towards Chile. (unnamed, north-west of Phaq'u Q'awa ''(Paco Khau)'')

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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Five-thousanders of the Andes qu:Laram Q'awa urqu (Paqaqi) {{PacajesProvince-geo-stub

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