Jach'a T'aja Sirka

Jach'a T'aja Sirka
Jach'a T'aja Sirka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,870 m (15,980 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°18′26″S 70°00′43″W / 17.30722°S 70.01194°W / -17.30722; -70.01194Coordinates: 17°18′26″S 70°00′43″W / 17.30722°S 70.01194°W / -17.30722; -70.01194
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province
Parent range Andes

Jach'a T'aja Sirka (Aymara jach'a big, t'aja tousled, sirka vein of the body or a mine,[2] "big tousled vein", Hispanicized spelling Jachatacasirca) is a 4,870-metre-high (15,980 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, on the border of the districts of Susapaya and Ticaco. Jach'a T'aja Sirka lies northeast of Yana K'achi.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Tarata 2836, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)


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