Kimsa Chata (Sabaya)

Kimsa Chata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three, Pukina chata mountain,[2][3][4] "three mountains", Hispanicized spelling Quimsa Chata) is a 5,245-metre-high (17,208 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sabaya Province, Sabaya Municipality, Negrillos Canton. It lies south-east of the mountain Qillwiri, east of Lliscaya, north-east of Taypi Qullu and north-west of the Laram Pukara, near the border with Chile.[5]

This article is about the mountain in the Carangas Province, Oruro Department Bolivia. For other uses, see Kimsa Chata.
Kimsa Chata
Kimsa Chata
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,245 m (17,208 ft) [1]
Coordinates18°53′00″S 68°51′52″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sabaya Province
Parent rangeAndes


References
  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 Cerro Capitan Hoja 5837-III
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 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)
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca
  5. Sabaya Municipality: Archived 2014-08-13 at the Wayback Machine population data and map
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