Jach'a Q'awa
| Jach'a Q'awa | |
|---|---|
  Jach'a Q'awa Location in Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,718 m (15,479 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 19°17′13″S 66°01′24″W / 19.28694°S 66.02333°WCoordinates: 19°17′13″S 66°01′24″W / 19.28694°S 66.02333°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia, Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Jach'a Q'awa (Aymara jach'a big, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, [2][3] "big brook" or "big ravine", hispanicized spelling Jachcha Khaua) is a 4,718 metres (15,479 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera de los Frailes in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Tinguipaya Municipality, north of the river Pillku Mayu (red river"). It lies south-east of the village Janq'u Laqaya (Jankho Lacaya) and the mountain Janq'u Laqaya (Jhanco Lacaya) and north-west of the mountain Pari Chata.[4]
The river Jach'a Q'awa originates on the west side of the mountain. It flows to the south.
References
- ↑ BIGM map 1:50,000 6336-II Carhuayo
- ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Tinquipaya". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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