Jatun Q'asa (Umallani)

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Jatun Q'asa
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Jatun Q'asa
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,590 m (15,060 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 19°23′25″S65°36′55″W / 19.39028°S 65.61528°W / -19.39028; -65.61528 Coordinates: 19°23′25″S65°36′55″W / 19.39028°S 65.61528°W / -19.39028; -65.61528  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

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]

Bolivia country in South America

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Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2014. (unnamed)
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