Jatun Q'asa (Cochabamba)

Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 5,045 m (16,552 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. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2014.


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