Tawa Qucha

Tawa Qucha
Tawa Qucha

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,582 m (11,752 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°49′57″S 64°35′48″W / 19.83250°S 64.59667°W / -19.83250; -64.59667Coordinates: 19°49′57″S 64°35′48″W / 19.83250°S 64.59667°W / -19.83250; -64.59667
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Tawa Qucha (Quechua tawa four, qucha lake,[2] "four lakes", also spelled Tahua Khocha) is a 3,582-metre-high (11,752 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Azurduy Province, Tarvita Municipality. It lies at the Tawa Quchayuq Mayu ("the river with four lakes") whose waters flow to the Pillku Mayu (Quechua for "red river"):[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Río San José 6634-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Tarvita". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 24, 2016.


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