Kimsa Chata (Sabaya)

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Kimsa Chata
Kimsa Chata
Location in Bolivia
Elevation 4,780 m (15,682 ft)
Location
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sabaya Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 18°53′S 68°51′W / 18.883°S 68.850°W / -18.883; -68.850Coordinates: 18°53′S 68°51′W / 18.883°S 68.850°W / -18.883; -68.850[1]

Kimsa Chata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three,[2] Pukina chata mountain,[3] "three mountains", hispanicized spelling Quimsa Chata) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,780 m (15,682 ft) high. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sabaya Province, Sabaya Municipality, Negrillos Canton, east of Mount Lliscaya [4] near the border with Chile.


References

  1. ↑ mapcarta.com "Cerro Quimsa Chata", retrieved on January 9, 2013
  2. ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Kimsa (adj.) - Número Tres.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Sabaya Municipality: population data and map showing Kimsa Chata ("Quimsa Chata")
Capital: Oruro
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