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Jatun Q'asa (Yocalla)

Coordinates: 19°28′37″S 65°51′46″W / 19.47694°S 65.86278°W / -19.47694; -65.86278
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Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa is located in Bolivia
Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,398 m (14,429 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°28′37″S 65°51′46″W / 19.47694°S 65.86278°W / -19.47694; -65.86278
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

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

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Yocalla 6435-IV
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.