Silla Q'asa (Potosí)

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Silla Q'asa
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Silla Q'asa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,662 m (15,295 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 19°41′18″S65°57′42″W / 19.68833°S 65.96167°W / -19.68833; -65.96167 Coordinates: 19°41′18″S65°57′42″W / 19.68833°S 65.96167°W / -19.68833; -65.96167  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Silla Q'asa (Quechua silla gravel, q'asa mountain pass, [2] "gravel pass", also spelled Silla Khasa) is a 4,662-metre-high (15,295 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco 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.

Potosí Department Place in Potosí, Bolivia

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Porco 6434-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Porco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 1, 2016.


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