Yana Qaqa (Chayanta)

Yana Qaqa (Quechua for the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name in the Andes yana black, qaqa rock,[2] "black rock", also spelled Yana Khakha) is a 3,944-metre-high (12,940 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality. It lies southwest of the village of Wari Pampa (Huari Pampa).[1][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Yana Qaqa.
Yana Qaqa
Yana Qaqa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,944 m (12,940 ft) [1]
Coordinates18°46′56″S 65°42′53″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Ravelo 6437-I
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Ravelo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 17, 2016.


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