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Q'asiri (Larecaja)

Coordinates: 15°53′46″S 68°28′45″W / 15.89611°S 68.47917°W / -15.89611; -68.47917
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Q'asiri
Q'asiri, Qalsata and Ch'iyar Juqhu as seen from Chuwa (near Lake Titicaca)
Highest point
Elevation5,828 m (19,121 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°53′46″S 68°28′45″W / 15.89611°S 68.47917°W / -15.89611; -68.47917
Geography
Q'asiri is located in Bolivia
Q'asiri
Q'asiri
Bolivia
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real
Climbing
First ascent1-1928: S.W. ridge-1990[2]

Q'asiri (Aymara for bawler,[3] Hispanicized spellings Casiri, Kasiri) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,828 m (19,121 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. It is situated south-east of the mountain Janq'u Uma, north-west of the mountains Qalsata and Ch'iyar Juqhu and north-east of San Francisco Lake.[4][5][6]

The rivers Jisk'a Q'asiri ("little Q'asiri", Jiska Khasiri) and Jach'a Q'asiri ("big Q'asiri", Jacha Khasiri) originate on the west side of the mountain. They flow to San Francisco Lake.[5]

See also

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  • Sorata Municipality: population data and map showing Lake San Francisco. Q'asiri is situated north east of it.

References

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  1. ^ summitpost.org
  2. ^ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  3. ^ Juan Carlos Mamani Morales, Cuentos de Parinacota, 2009, p. 48: Casiri: del aymara q'asiri, gritador/a
  4. ^ summitpost.org Map of Illampu range showing
  5. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III
  6. ^ "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014. (unnamed, north-east of Laguna San Francisco)