Q'illu Q'asa (Bolivia)

For the mountain in Peru, see Q'illu Q'asa.
Q'illu Q'asa
Highest point
Elevation 4,960 m (16,270 ft)
Coordinates 19°40′03″S 65°40′53″W / 19.66750°S 65.68139°W / -19.66750; -65.68139Coordinates: 19°40′03″S 65°40′53″W / 19.66750°S 65.68139°W / -19.66750; -65.68139
Geography
Location Bolivia
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes, Potosí mountain range

Q'illu Q'asa (Quechua q'illu yellow, q'asa mountain pass, "yellow mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Quellu Casa) is a mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,960 m (16,273  ft) high. It is situated in the Potosí Department, southeast of Potosí. Q'illu Q'asa lies near Q'illu Urqu.[1]

References

  1. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
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