Tawa Qucha

Tawa Qucha (Quechua tawa four, qucha lake,[2] "four lakes", also spelled Tahua Khocha) is a 3,582-metre-high (11,752 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Azurduy Province, Tarvita Municipality. It lies at the Tawa Quchayuq Mayu ("the river with four lakes") whose waters flow to the Pillku Mayu (Quechua for "red river"):[1][3]

Tawa Qucha
Tawa Qucha
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,582 m (11,752 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates19°49′57″S 64°35′48″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Río San José 6634-I
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Tarvita". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 24, 2016.


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