Ch'uxña Quta, Mountain summit in Pacajes Province, Bolivia
Ch'uxña Quta is a 4,952-metre mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, in the La Paz Department's Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. It lies northwest of the extinct Sajama volcano and southwest of the mountain Suni Q'awa. Its Aymara name, also written Chojña Kkota, means "green lake".
Ch'uxña Quta lies in Calacoto Municipality of Pacajes Province, in the La Paz Department of western Bolivia, within the Andes range. The sources record no historical events for the peak itself; its documented setting is geographic, at 4,952 metres, northwest of the extinct Sajama volcano and southwest of Suni Q'awa. Its Aymara name, also written Chojña Kkota, links it to the region's Aymara-speaking landscape.
Ch'uxña Quta is Aymara for "green lake", from ch'uxña (green) and quta (lake). The mountain's name is also recorded in the spelling Chojña Kkota. The name describes a colour and a water body rather than the peak itself, a naming habit found across the Aymara-speaking highlands of La Paz Department.
Ch'uxña Quta lies in Calacoto Municipality of Pacajes Province, in the La Paz Department, northwest of the extinct Sajama volcano and southwest of Suni Q'awa. Approach routes cross high Andean terrain at roughly 4,952 metres, so plan acclimatization before gaining the summit ridge.
The summit lies in Calacoto Municipality of Pacajes Province, in the La Paz Department, and its name is also recorded in the spelling Chojña Kkota. The INE Calacoto reference cited for the mountain links it to Bolivian census data for the municipality.
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