Yuraq Q'asa (Bolivia)

This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Yuraq Q'asa.
Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Q'asa

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,320 m (14,170 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°45′12″S 65°48′41″W / 19.75333°S 65.81139°W / -19.75333; -65.81139Coordinates: 19°45′12″S 65°48′41″W / 19.75333°S 65.81139°W / -19.75333; -65.81139
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Yuraq Q'asa (Quechua yuraq white, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "white pass", also spelled Yuraj Kasa) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,320 m (14,170 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, at the border of the Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality, and the Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. The Misk'i Mayu flows along its eastern slope. It is a left tributary of the Jatun Mayu.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Porco 6434-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 3, 2016.


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