Suni Q'awa, Mountain summit in Pacajes Province, Bolivia.
Suni Q'awa is a mountain summit in Pacajes Province in the Bolivian Andes that reaches 5,018 meters in elevation. The peak sits northwest of Anallajsi volcano and northeast of the Ch'uxña Quta mountains, marking a clear position in the high-altitude landscape.
Suni Q'awa lies in the south-west of Calacoto Municipality, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, a district recorded in Bolivian INE data. The mountain's Aymara name appears in Félix Layme Pairumani's bilingual Castellano–Aymara dictionary and in the Quechua–Aymara dictionary compiled at katari.org, the references used to establish the spelling Suni Q'awa alongside the variant Soni Khaua.
The name is Aymara: suni means unpopulated or deserted land, and q'awa means a little river, ditch, crevice or ravine, giving "unpopulated brook" or "unpopulated ravine". The variant Sani Q'awa draws on sani, an Aymara word for a variety of potatoes, and is also spelled Soni Khaua or Sani Khaua.
Climbers should allow time for acclimatization and carry proper high-altitude mountaineering equipment. Good weather is essential for a successful ascent, so visitors should carefully monitor conditions before attempting the climb.
The name Suni Q'awa comes from Aymara: suni means unpopulated or deserted, and q'awa means a little river, ditch or ravine, giving "unpopulated brook" or "unpopulated ravine". An alternative form, Sani Q'awa, uses sani, a variety of potato, and would mean "sani brook". The mountain is also spelled Soni Khaua or Sani Khaua.
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