Kimsa Chata (Carangas)

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Kimsa Chata
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Kimsa Chata
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,648 m (15,249 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 18°6′35″S67°39′44″W / 18.10972°S 67.66222°W / -18.10972; -67.66222 Coordinates: 18°6′35″S67°39′44″W / 18.10972°S 67.66222°W / -18.10972; -67.66222   [2]
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department,
Carangas Province
Parent range Andes

Kimsa Chata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three, [3] Pukina chata mountain, [4] "three mountains", hispanicized spellings Quimsa Chata, Quimsachata, Quinsa Chata) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,648 m (15,249 ft) high. It is one of the highest elevations of the Waylla Marka mountain range that runs down from Waylla Marka (Huayllamarca) to Qhurqhi (Corque) west of Uru Uru Lake. Kimsa Chata is located in the Oruro Department, Carangas Province, Qhurqhi Municipality, Tarukachi Canton, [5] or on the border of the Carangas Province and the Saucari Province. [6]

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Wayllani (La Paz) mountain in Bolivia

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Imill Wawani

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Laqaya (La Paz) mountain in Bolivia

Laqaya is a 4,825-metre-high (15,830 ft) mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, at the border of the Jesús de Machaca Municipality and the Tiwanaku Municipality.

Kimsa Chata (Arequipa) mountain in Peru

Kimsa Chata is a group of three mountains in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Its central peak reaches 5,091 metres (16,703 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Huaynacotas District. Kimsa Chata lies at the Yana Wanaku valley southeast of Hatun Pata.

Qawiri Qullu mountain in Bolivia

Q'awiri Qullu is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, on the border of the municipalities of Jesús de Machaca and Viacha, and in the Pacajes Province, Caquiaviri Municipality. Q'awiri Qullu lies southeast of Wayllani.

References

  1. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area
  2. ↑ mapcarta.com "Cerro Quinsa Chata", retrieved on February 18, 2013
  3. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Kimsa(adj.) - Número Tres.
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca, referring to Alfredo Torero ("Reflexión acerca del pukina escrito por Alfredo Torero ... Pukina <Chata> - Castellano Cerro - Palabras relacionadas en aymara Qullu") (English: mountain). ... Existencia de palabras pukinas en Jesús de Machaca: Qullunaka (cerros): Kimsa Chata
  5. ↑ Toledo Municipality (= Saucari Province): population data and map showing Kimsa Chata outside Toledo Municipality in Tarukachi Canton
  6. ↑ Qhurqhi Municipality: population data and map showing Kimsa Chata on the border of Carangas Province and Saucari Province


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