Jach'a Q'awa Explained

Jach'a Q'awa
Elevation M:4718
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia, Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province
Range:Andes
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-19.2869°N -66.0233°W

Jach'a Q'awa (Aymara jach'a big, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2] "big brook" or "big ravine", Hispanicized spelling Jachcha Khaua) is a 4718m (15,479feet) mountain in the Cordillera de los Frailes in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Tinguipaya Municipality, north of the Pillku Mayu (red river"). It lies southeast of the village of Janq'u Laqaya (Jankho Lacaya) and the mountain named Janq'u Laqaya (Jhanco Lacaya) and northwest of Pari Chata.[3]

The river Jach'a Q'awa originates on the west side of the mountain. It flows to the south.

Notes and References

  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 6336-II Carhuayo
  2. Web site: Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición . Félix Layme Pairumani . September 4, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130902185052/http://www.aymara.ucb.edu.bo/html/diccionario/dicframe.html . September 2, 2013 .
  3. Web site: Tinquipaya. . INE, Bolivia. September 4, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131215633/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=050102&tipo=1. January 31, 2016.