Kimsa Q'awa

Kimsa Q'awa
Kimsa Q'awa

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,543 m (14,905 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°27′09″S 67°05′41″W / 17.45250°S 67.09472°W / -17.45250; -67.09472Coordinates: 17°27′09″S 67°05′41″W / 17.45250°S 67.09472°W / -17.45250; -67.09472
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Kimsa Q'awa (Aymara kimsa three, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2][3] "three streams (or crevices)", also spelled Quimsa Khaua) is a 4,543 m (14,905 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Colquiri Municipality, southeast of Colquiri.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 Colquiri 3436
  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. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Colquiri". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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