Jatun Salla

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Jatun Salla
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Jatun Salla
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,956 m (12,979 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°33′23″S65°27′43″W / 17.55639°S 65.46194°W / -17.55639; -65.46194 Coordinates: 17°33′23″S65°27′43″W / 17.55639°S 65.46194°W / -17.55639; -65.46194  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Jatun Salla (Quechua jatun big, salla large cliff or gravel, [2] "big cliff (or gravel)") is a 3,956-metre-high (12,979 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, at the border of the Arani Province, Vacas Municipality, and the Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. [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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Jatun Qasa (Umallani)

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Lluska Lluska mountain in Bolivia

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Jatun Urqu (Mizque) mountain in Bolivia

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Jatun Qaqa

Jatun Qaqa is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,220 m (13,850 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality. It lies between Wayra Wasi in the east and Jatun Q'asa in the west.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Vacas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 8, 2016.


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