Jatun Q'asa (Umallani)

This article is about the mountain near Umallani, Potosí Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Jatun Q'asa.
Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa is located in Bolivia
Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,590 m (15,060 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°23′25″S 65°36′55″W / 19.39028°S 65.61528°W / -19.39028; -65.61528
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Jatun Q'asa (Quechua jatun, hatun big, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "big mountain pass", also spelled Jatun Khasa) is a 4,590-metre-high (15,059 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Some of the nearest settlements are Umallani and Salla K'uchu. Jatun Q'asa lies east Wayra Wasi, between the Ch'aki Mayu (Quechua for "dry river", Chaqui Mayu) in the west and the Challwiri River (Challviri) in the east. Both rivers flow to the north as right tributaries of the Pillku Mayu.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-I
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2014. (unnamed)


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