Jat'ita Patxa

Jat'ita Patxa
Jat'ita Patxa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,310 m (17,420 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°37′47″S 70°10′32″W / 16.62972°S 70.17556°W / -16.62972; -70.17556Coordinates: 16°37′47″S 70°10′32″W / 16.62972°S 70.17556°W / -16.62972; -70.17556
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region
Parent range Andes

Jat'ita Patxa (Aymara Jat'iña to make a hole, to dig, -ta participle ending, patxa ridge,[2] "ridge with a hole (or holes)" or "dugged ridge", also spelled Jatitapadja, Jatipadja) is a 5,310 m (17,420 ft) high mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. Jat'ita Patxa lies southwest of Wilaquta.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)


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