Jatun Q'asa (Yocalla)

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

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,398 m (14,429 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°28′37″S 65°51′46″W / 19.47694°S 65.86278°W / -19.47694; -65.86278Coordinates: 19°28′37″S 65°51′46″W / 19.47694°S 65.86278°W / -19.47694; -65.86278
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 4,398-metre-high (14,429 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality. It lies east of the village of Puka Wasi (Puca Huasi).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Yocalla 6435-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 5, 2016.


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