Jachatacasirca

Jachatacasirca
Jachatacasirca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,870 m (15,980 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°18′26″S 70°00′43″W / 17.30722°S 70.01194°W / -17.30722; -70.01194Coordinates: 17°18′26″S 70°00′43″W / 17.30722°S 70.01194°W / -17.30722; -70.01194
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province
Parent range Andes

Jachatacasirca (possibly from Aymara jach'a big, t'aja tousled, sirka vein of the body or a mine,[2] "big tousled vein") is a 4,870-metre-high (15,980 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, on the border of the districts of Susapaya and Ticaco. Jachatacasirca lies northeast of Yanacachi.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Tarata 2836, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)


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