Laram Q'awa (Río Blanco)

Laram Q'awa
Laram Q'awa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,996 m (16,391 ft)
Coordinates17°50′38″S 69°09′15″W / 17.84389°S 69.15417°W / -17.84389; -69.15417
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Pacajes Province
Parent rangeAndes

Laram Q'awa (Aymara larama blue, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "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.