Jatun Q'asa (Yocalla)

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Jatun Q'asa
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Jatun Q'asa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,398 m (14,429 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 19°28′37″S65°51′46″W / 19.47694°S 65.86278°W / -19.47694; -65.86278 Coordinates: 19°28′37″S65°51′46″W / 19.47694°S 65.86278°W / -19.47694; -65.86278  
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 4,398-metre-high (14,429 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality. It lies east of the village of Puka Wasi (Puca Huasi). [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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Potosí Department Place in Potosí, Bolivia

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Yocalla 6435-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.


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