Tipajasa

Tipajasa
Tipajasa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°46′54″S 70°36′37″W / 13.78167°S 70.61028°W / -13.78167; -70.61028Coordinates: 13°46′54″S 70°36′37″W / 13.78167°S 70.61028°W / -13.78167; -70.61028 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcanota

Tipajasa (possibly from Quechua t'ipa a little basket, q'asa mountain pass,[3] "basket pass") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ollachea District. Tipajasa lies northwest of Tocra and north of Macho Ritti.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Tipajasa". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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