Jatun Q'asa (Potosí)

Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa

Location in Bolivia

Elevation 5,023 m (16,480 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Range Andes, Khari Khari mountain range
Coordinates 19°39′56″S 65°39′26″W / 19.66556°S 65.65722°WCoordinates: 19°39′56″S 65°39′26″W / 19.66556°S 65.65722°W

Jatun Q'asa (Quechua jatun, hatun big, great, q'asa mountain pass, "great mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Jatún Casa) is a mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 5,023 m (16,480  ft) high. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. It lies north of the plain called Jatun Molino Pampa and the Sip'uruni River. Jatun Q'asa lies near the mountains Q'illu Q'asa, Q'illu Urqu and Yuraq Yuraq.[1][2]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 6, 2014. (unnamed)