Wayra Q'asa (Bolivia)

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

  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.