Jatun Q'asa (Umallani)

This article is about the mountain near Umallani, Potosí Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Jatun Q'asa.
Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,590 m (15,060 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°23′25″S 65°36′55″W / 19.39028°S 65.61528°W / -19.39028; -65.61528Coordinates: 19°23′25″S 65°36′55″W / 19.39028°S 65.61528°W / -19.39028; -65.61528
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Jatun Q'asa (Quechua jatun, hatun big, q'asa mountain pass, [2] "big mountain pass", also spelled Jatun Khasa) is a 4,590-metre (15,059 ft) high 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 west of the mountain Wayra Wasi between the rivers Ch'aki Mayu (Quechua for "dry river", Chaqui Mayu) in the west and Challwiri (Challviri) in the east. Both rivers flow to the north as right tributaries of the river Pillku Mayu.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 12, 2014. (unnamed)
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