Waylla Q'asa

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Waylla Q'asa
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Waylla Q'asa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,568 m (14,987 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 19°30′32″S65°58′28″W / 19.50889°S 65.97444°W / -19.50889; -65.97444 Coordinates: 19°30′32″S65°58′28″W / 19.50889°S 65.97444°W / -19.50889; -65.97444  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Waylla Q'asa (Quechua waylla meadow, q'asa mountain pass, [2] "meadow pass", also spelled Huaylla Khasa) 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. [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 in 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

Potosí is a department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km² with 823,517 inhabitants. The capital is the city of Potosí. It is mostly a barren, mountainous region with one large plateau to the west, where the largest salt flat in the world, Salar de Uyuni, is located.

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Kimsa Waylla mountain in Bolivia

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Jatun Q'asa is a 4,590-metre-high (15,059 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Some of the nearest settlements are Umallani and Salla K'uchu. Jatun Q'asa lies east Wayra Wasi, between the Ch'aki Mayu in the west and the Challwiri River (Challviri) in the east. Both rivers flow to the north as right tributaries of the Pillku Mayu.

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Puka Urqu (Bolivia)

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Jatun Qasa (Yocalla)

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Jatun Qaqa

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Wayra Wasi (Potosí-Yocalla)

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Waylla Qullu

Waylla Qullu is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,740 m (12,270 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Potosí (Oeste) 6435-III
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 4, 2016.


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