Cordillera Quimsa Cruz Explained
| Cordillera Quimsa Cruz |
| Country: | Bolivia |
| Region: | Altiplano |
| Parent: | Andes |
| Length Km: | 35 |
| Width Km: | 12 |
| Highest: | Jach'a Khunu Qullu |
| Elevation Ft: | 19029 |
| Coordinates: | -17°N -87°W |
| Range Coordinates: | -17°N -77°W |
| Geology: | granite |
The Cordillera Quimsa Cruz is a mountain range in the La Paz Department in Bolivia situated south east of Lake Titicaca and north of Lake Uru Uru, measuring about 35–40 km in length and 12 km at its widest point. It is the continuation of the Cordillera Real of Bolivia extending in a north to south-eastern direction from Asiento pass south of Illimani to Tres Cruces pass.[1]
Kimsa Cruz or Quimsa Cruz in Hispanicized spelling is a partly Aymara (kimsa three), partly Spanish (cruz cross) expression meaning "three crosses".
Mountains
The highest elevations are Jachacunocollo (5,800 m), Wayna Khunu Qullu (5,640 m) and Gigante (5,748 m). Other notable peaks are:[2] [3] [4]
- León Jiwata, 5680m (18,640feet)
- San Luis, 5620m (18,440feet)
- Las Virgenes, 5600m (18,400feet)
- San Pedro, 5590m (18,340feet)
- Yaypuri, 5566m (18,261feet)
- Salvador Apacheta, 5565m (18,258feet)
- Jach'a Paquni, 5560m (18,240feet)
- San Enrique, 5620m (18,440feet)
- Atoroma, 5550m (18,210feet)
- Santa Fe, 5550m (18,210feet)
- San Juan, 5540m (18,180feet)
- San Lorenzo, 5508m (18,071feet)
- Janq'u Qullu, 5460m (17,910feet)
- La Salvadora, 5421m (17,785feet)
- Yunque, 5400m (17,700feet)
- Wila Qullu, 5400m (17,700feet)
- Nina Qullu, 5352m (17,559feet)
- Ch'amak Qullu, 5350m (17,550feet)
- Wallatani, 5336m (17,507feet)
- Quri Ch'uma, 5312m (17,428feet)
- Gerhard, 5404m (17,730feet)
- Los Enanos, 5300m (17,400feet)
- Mama Uqllu, 5281m (17,326feet)
- Cuernos de Diablo, 5271m (17,293feet)
- Chhankaphiña, 5260m (17,260feet)
- Santa Vera Cruz, 5210m (17,090feet)
- Pireo, 5200m (17,100feet)
- Janq'u Quta, 5090m (16,700feet)
- Achuma, 4960m (16,270feet)
- Ch'uxña Quta, 4920m (16,140feet)
- Taruja Umaña, 4852m (15,919feet)
- Janq'u Willk'i, 4800m (15,700feet)
- Kunturiri
- Laram Quta
- Malla Ch'uma
See also
Notes and References
- Echevarría, Evelio, Cordillera Quimsa Cruz, Bolivia, Alpine Journal (2006), p. 152-162
- Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
- IGM map 1:50,000 6043-I Araca
- Web site: Cairoma . INE, Bolivia . October 28, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160223075201/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020905&tipo=1 . February 23, 2016 .
