Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Q'asa is located in Bolivia
Yuraq Q'asa
Yuraq Q'asa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,320 m (14,170 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°45′12″S 65°48′41″W / 19.75333°S 65.81139°W / -19.75333; -65.81139
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 3, 2016.


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