Jachatacasirca (possibly from Aymara jach'a big, t'aja tousled, sirka vein of the body or a mine,[2] "big tousled vein") is a 4,870-metre-high (15,980 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, on the border of the districts of Susapaya and Ticaco. Jachatacasirca lies northeast of Yanacachi.[1][3]
| Jachatacasirca | |
|---|---|
  Jachatacasirca Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,870 m (15,980 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 17°18′26″S 70°00′43″W / 17.30722°S 70.01194°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Tacna Region, Tarata Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
References
edit- ^ a b Peru 1:100,000, Tarata 2836, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
- ^ 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)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
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