Q'asiri (Larecaja)

This article is about the mountain in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Q'asiri (disambiguation).
Q'asiri
Q'asiri, Qalsata and Ch'iyar Juqhu as seen from Chuwa (near Lake Titicaca)
Highest point
Elevation5,828 m (19,121 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°53′46″S 68°28′45″W / 15.89611°S 68.47917°W / -15.89611; -68.47917
Geography
Q'asiri is located in Bolivia
Q'asiri
Q'asiri
Bolivia
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real
Climbing
First ascent1-1928: S.W. ridge-1990[2]

Q'asiri (Aymara for bawler,[3] Hispanicized spellings Casiri, Kasiri) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,828 m (19,121 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. It is situated south-east of the mountain Janq'u Uma, north-west of the mountains Qalsata and Ch'iyar Juqhu and north-east of San Francisco Lake.[4][5][6]

The rivers Jisk'a Q'asiri ("little Q'asiri", Jiska Khasiri) and Jach'a Q'asiri ("big Q'asiri", Jacha Khasiri) originate on the west side of the mountain. They flow to San Francisco Lake.[5]

  1. ^ summitpost.org
  2. ^ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  3. ^ Juan Carlos Mamani Morales, Cuentos de Parinacota, 2009, p. 48: Casiri: del aymara q'asiri, gritador/a
  4. ^ summitpost.org Map of Illampu range showing
  5. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III
  6. ^ "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014. (unnamed, north-east of Laguna San Francisco)