Kimsa Chata (Sajama)

This article is about the mountain group in the north-east of the Turco Municipality, Sajama Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Kimsa Chata.
Kimsa Chata
Kimsa Chata is located in Bolivia
Kimsa Chata
Kimsa Chata
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,809 m (15,778 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°07′17″S 68°19′47″W / 18.12139°S 68.32972°W / -18.12139; -68.32972
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent rangeAndes

Kimsa Chata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three,[2][3] Pukina chata mountain,[4] "three mountains", Hispanicized Quimsa Chata) is a group of three mountains in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. It is situated north-east of the mountains Yaritani and Wankarani. The northern peak is 4,809 metres (15,778 ft) high. The two other peaks of the groups lie south-east of it.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-IV
  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. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca
  5. ^ "Turco". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2014. (unnamed)