Jatun Q'asa (Chuquisaca)

This article is about the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Jatun Q'asa.
Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,568 m (11,706 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°08′55″S 65°21′49″W / 19.14861°S 65.36361°W / -19.14861; -65.36361Coordinates: 19°08′55″S 65°21′49″W / 19.14861°S 65.36361°W / -19.14861; -65.36361
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Jatun Q'asa (Quechua jatun, hatun big, great, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "great mountain pass", also spelled Jatun Khasa) is a 3,568-metre-high (11,706 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, on the border of the municipalities of Sucre and Yotala.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Sucre 6536-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Sucre". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 29, 2016.


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