Coordinates: 17°27′09″S 67°05′41″W / 17.45250°S 67.09472°W / -17.45250; -67.09472

Kimsa Q'awa

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Kimsa Q'awa
Kimsa Q'awa is located in Bolivia
Kimsa Q'awa
Kimsa Q'awa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,543 m (14,905 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°27′09″S 67°05′41″W / 17.45250°S 67.09472°W / -17.45250; -67.09472
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Kimsa Q'awa (Aymara kimsa three, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2][3] "three streams (or crevices)", also spelled Quimsa Khaua) is a 4,543 m (14,905 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Colquiri Municipality, southeast of Colquiri.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 Colquiri 3436
  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. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Colquiri". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.