Kimsa Waylla

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Kimsa Waylla
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Kimsa Waylla
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,980 m (16,340 ft)
Coordinates 19°36′26″S65°40′12″W / 19.60722°S 65.67000°W / -19.60722; -65.67000 Coordinates: 19°36′26″S65°40′12″W / 19.60722°S 65.67000°W / -19.60722; -65.67000
Geography
Location Bolivia
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes, Khari Khari mountain range

Kimsa Waylla (Quechua kimsa three, waylla meadow, "three meadows", Hispanicized spelling Quimsa Huaylla) is a mountain group in the Andes of Bolivia in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, about (4,980 m (16,339 ft) high. [1] It is located in the Khari Khari mountain range east of Potosí. The group lies in the east of the range at the end of the Idelfonso valley. It is situated near the Qhispi Llaqta stream, north-west of the mountains Illimani and Uma Jalanta and north-east of the mountains Wak'ani and Masuni. [2]

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.

Bolivia country in South America

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Potosí Department Place in Potosí, Bolivia

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Kimsa Chata (Carangas)

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Khari Khari mountain in Bolivia

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Mawka Tampu mountain in Bolivia

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Kimsa Kunturiri mountain in Bolivia

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Jatun Qasa (Potosí)

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Uma Jalanta (Potosí) mountain in Bolivia

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Illimani (Potosí) Mountain in Bolivia

Illimani is a mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 5,030 m (16,503 ft) high. It is situated south-east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Illimani lies south-west of the mountain Uma Jalanta, north-east of Challwiri Lake and north of Illimani Lake.

Yuraq Yuraq mountain in Bolivia

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Wakani (Potosí)

Wak'ani is a mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, east of Potosí. Wak'ani lies south and south-west of the mountains Khari Khari and Kimsa Waylla, north-west of the mountain Illimani and south-east of the Khari Khari Lakes.

Waylla Tira

Waylla Tira is a 4,324-metre-high (14,186 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Waylla Tira lies east of the Challwiri River, an affluent of the Pillku Mayu.

Waylla Qasa mountain in Bolivia

Waylla Q'asa is a 4,568-metre-high (14,987 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality.

References

  1. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)