Jatun Q'asa (Cochabamba)

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

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,025 m (16,486 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°11′10″S 66°27′00″W / 17.18611°S 66.45000°W / -17.18611; -66.45000Coordinates: 17°11′10″S 66°27′00″W / 17.18611°S 66.45000°W / -17.18611; -66.45000
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes, Tunari mountain range

Jatun Q'asa (Quechua jatun, hatun big, great, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "great mountain pass", hispanicized spelling Jatun Khasa, Jatúncasa) is a mountain in the Tunari mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 5,025 m (16,486 ft) high. It is situated north-west of Cochabamba in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, in the west of the Quillacollo Municipality.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Cocapata, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1997
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Quillacollo". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved May 22, 2014.


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