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Qiwiña Q'asa

Coordinates: 19°47′52″S 66°01′09″W / 19.79778°S 66.01917°W / -19.79778; -66.01917
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Qiwiña Q'asa
Qiwiña Q'asa is located in Bolivia
Qiwiña Q'asa
Qiwiña Q'asa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,140 m (13,580 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°47′52″S 66°01′09″W / 19.79778°S 66.01917°W / -19.79778; -66.01917
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Qiwiña Q'asa (Quechua qiwiña, qillwa, qiwlla gull, q'asa mountain pass,[2] "gull pass", also spelled Khihuiña Khasa) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,140 m (13,580 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Antonio Quijarro Province, Porco Municipality, west of Porco.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 San Juan 6334-I
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Porco". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.