Chullpa Q'asa

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Chullpa Q'asa
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Chullpa Q'asa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 2,826 m (9,272 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°55′54″S65°47′46″W / 17.93167°S 65.79611°W / -17.93167; -65.79611 Coordinates: 17°55′54″S65°47′46″W / 17.93167°S 65.79611°W / -17.93167; -65.79611  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Chullpa Q'asa (Quechua chullpa stone tomb, burial tower, q'asa mountain pass, [2] "chullpa pass", also spelled Chullpa Khasa) is a 2,826-metre-high (9,272 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Vila Vila Municipality. Chullpa Q'asa lies southwest of Jatun Urqu. [1] [3]

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Cochabamba Department Department in Bolivia

Cochabamba, from Quechua qucha or qhucha, meaning "lake", pampa meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the "granary" of the country because of its variety of agricultural products from its geographical position. It has an area of 55,631 km². Its population in the 2012 census was 1,758,143. Its capital is the city of Cochabamba, known as the "City of Eternal Spring" and "The Garden City" because of its spring-like temperatures all year.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Vila Vila". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.


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