Q'illu Qisqa

Q'illu Qisqa
Q'illu Qisqa

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 2,660 m (8,730 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°26′42″S 64°47′55″W / 19.44500°S 64.79861°W / -19.44500; -64.79861Coordinates: 19°26′42″S 64°47′55″W / 19.44500°S 64.79861°W / -19.44500; -64.79861
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Q'illu Qisqa (Quechua q'illu yellow, qisqa, qhisqa flint,[2] "yellow flint", also spelled Khellu Khisca) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 2,660 m (8,730 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality. Q'illu Qisqa lies at the Icla River which is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu ("red river").[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Icla 6635-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Icla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 21, 2016.


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