T'ipa Q'asa

T'ipa Q'asa
T'ipa Q'asa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°46′54″S 70°36′37″W / 13.78167°S 70.61028°W / -13.78167; -70.61028Coordinates: 13°46′54″S 70°36′37″W / 13.78167°S 70.61028°W / -13.78167; -70.61028 [2]
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta

T'ipa Q'asa (Quechua t'ipa a little basket, q'asa mountain pass,[3] "basket pass", hispanicized spelling Tipajasa) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ollachea District. T'ipa Q'asa lies northwest of T'uqra and north of Machu Rit'i.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ "Cerro Tipajasa". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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