Coordinates: 19°37′31″S 64°42′35″W / 19.62528°S 64.70972°W / -19.62528; -64.70972

Wayra Q'asa (Bolivia)

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This article is about the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wayra Q'asa.
Wayra Q'asa
Wayra Q'asa is located in Bolivia
Wayra Q'asa
Wayra Q'asa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,720 m (12,200 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°37′31″S 64°42′35″W / 19.62528°S 64.70972°W / -19.62528; -64.70972
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent rangeAndes

Wayra Q'asa (Quechua wayra wind, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "wind pass", also spelled Huayra Khasa) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,720 m (12,200 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality. Wayra Q'asa lies southwest of Chullunkhäni. The Lampasar River originates at the mountain. It is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu ("red river").[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Hacienda Chunca Cancha 6635-II
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Icla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 22, 2016.


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