Silla Q'asa (Potosí)

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

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,662 m (15,295 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°41′18″S 65°57′42″W / 19.68833°S 65.96167°W / -19.68833; -65.96167Coordinates: 19°41′18″S 65°57′42″W / 19.68833°S 65.96167°W / -19.68833; -65.96167
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Silla Q'asa (Quechua silla gravel, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "gravel pass", also spelled Silla Khasa) is a 4,662-metre-high (15,295 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Porco 6434-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Porco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 1, 2016.


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