Laram Q'awa (Río Blanco)
Laram Q'awa (Aymara larama blue, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2][3] "blue brook" or "blue ravine", also spelled Laramkhaua) is a 4,996-metre-high (16,391 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Charaña Municipality, north-west of Río Blanco. An intermittent stream which downstream is named Jach'a Uma ("big water", Jacha Uma) originates near the mountain. It flows to Achuta River in the south-east.[1][4]
Laram Q'awa | |
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Laram Q'awa Location within Bolivia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,996 m (16,391 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 17°50′38″S 69°09′15″W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia, La Paz Department, Pacajes Province |
Parent range | Andes |
References
- Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Río Blanco 5740-II
- Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- "Charaña". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014. (unnamed, north-west of Pä Qullu (Pakkollu))
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