Coordinates: 17°11′10″S 66°27′00″W / 17.18611°S 66.45000°W / -17.18611; -66.45000

Jatun Q'asa (Cochabamba)

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Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa is located in Bolivia
Jatun Q'asa
Jatun Q'asa
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,045 m (16,552 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°11′10″S 66°27′00″W / 17.18611°S 66.45000°W / -17.18611; -66.45000
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes, 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]

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References

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  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.