Kimsa Chata (Bolivia-Chile)

This article is about the mountains on the border of Bolivia and Chile. For other uses, see Kimsa Chata.
Kimsa Chata
The Kimsa Chata volcanic group
Highest point
Elevation6,052 m (19,856 ft)
Coordinates18°22′58″S 69°2′53″W / 18.38278°S 69.04806°W / -18.38278; -69.04806
Geography
Map
LocationChile
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano

Kimsa Chata or Kimsachata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three,[1] Pukina chata mountain,[2] "three mountains", Hispanicized Quimsa Chata, Quimsachata) is an 8 km (5 mi)-long volcanic complex on a north–south alignment along the border between Bolivia and Chile, overseeing Chungara Lake. It contains three peaks, all stratovolcanoes.

The group is formed - from north to south - by Umurata (5,730 m (18,799 ft)), Acotango (6,052 m (19,856 ft)) and Capurata (5,990 m (19,652 ft)) (also known as Cerro Elena Capurata). The active volcano Guallatiri (Wallatiri) west of Capurata is sometimes considered part of the group.

  1. ^ www.katari.org Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Kimsa (adj.) - Número Tres.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca, referring to Alfredo Torero ("Reflexión acerca del pukina escrito por Alfredo Torero ... Pukina <Chata> - Castellano Cerro - Palabras relacionadas en aymara Qullu") (English: mountain). ... Existencia de palabras pukinas en Jesús de Machaca: Qullunaka (cerros): Kimsa Chata