Jach'a K'uchu (Aymara jach'a big, k'uchu corner,[2] "big corner", also named Jachcha Khuchu, Jachcha Kuchu) is a 4,508-metre-high (14,790 ft) mountain in a volcanic field in the Cordillera Occidental of Bolivia northeast of the Chullkani volcano.[3] It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality.[4] Jach'a K'uchu is one of five mountains which belong to the so-called Jitiri Dome.[1]
| Jach'a K'uchu | |
|---|---|
  Jach'a K'uchu Location in Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,508 m (14,790 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 18°15′07″S 68°46′39″W / 18.25194°S 68.77750°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Occidental |
References edit
- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Laguna 5839-III
- ^ 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)
- ^ Gabriela Vargas-Mattos, Mauro César Geraldes, Ramiro Matos Salinas, Reconstrucción geológica del volcán Chullcani (mioceno superior a plioceno superior): Consideraciónes generales sobre geoquímica y edad de las fases volcánicas, Andes Centrales de Bolivia, Revista Brasileira de Geociências, 12/2006
- ^ "Turco". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.