Silla Q'asa (Cochabamba)

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

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,480 m (14,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°05′12″S 66°26′33″W / 17.08667°S 66.44250°W / -17.08667; -66.44250Coordinates: 17°05′12″S 66°26′33″W / 17.08667°S 66.44250°W / -17.08667; -66.44250
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Silla Q'asa (Quechua silla gravel, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "gravel pass", also spelled Silla Khasa) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,480 m (14,700 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Morochata Municipality. It lies southeast and east of the lakes named Q'umir Qucha ("green lake", Khomer Khocha), Yana Qucha ("black lake", Yana Khocha), Parinani ("the one with flamingos") and Wallatani ("the one with Andean geese", Huallatani).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Quillacollo 3636
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Morochata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 1, 2016.


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