Kimsa Misa

For the mountain named Kimsa Misa or Pacha Qullu in the Litoral Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia, see Pacha Qullu.
Kimsa Misa
Kimsa Misa

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 18°03′30″S 68°19′42″W / 18.05833°S 68.32833°W / -18.05833; -68.32833Coordinates: 18°03′30″S 68°19′42″W / 18.05833°S 68.32833°W / -18.05833; -68.32833
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department
Parent range Andes

Kimsa Misa (Aymara kimsa three, misa offering,[2][3] also spelled Quimsa Mesa) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, at the border of the municipalities of Curahuara de Carangas and Turco. Kimsa Misa lies north of Wayna Potosí.[1][4]


References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-IV
  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. Narciso Valencia Parisaca, La Pachamama: Revelación del Dios Creador, Colección Iglesias, pueblos y culturas, No. 52-53, Quito, Ecuador, 1998
  4. "Turco". Retrieved March 5, 2016. (unnamed)
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