Jach'a Phasa (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
, ''jach'a'' big, ''phasa'' edible earth,
Hispanicized spellings ''Jachapasa, Jachapaza, Jachaphasa, Jachcha Paza'') is an archaeological site in
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
located in the
La Paz Department,
Pacajes Province
Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV
The most important river of the province i ...
,
Calacoto Municipality, about 2 km north-east of Rosario. It is situated at a height of on top of the mountain Jach'a Phasa north of the
Mawri River.
The place is covered with more than 50 ''
chullpa
A ''chullpa'' is an ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family. ''Chullpas'' are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia. The tallest are about high.
The tombs at Sillustani in Peru are th ...
'' and surrounded by a wall. The ''chullpa'' are constructed of stone of volcanic origin and mortar of mud and straw.
Near Jach'a Phasa there are more archaeological sites, the ''chullpa'' and the walls of Taypi Phasa (at )
[ and the walls of Thiya Phasa ''(Tiaphasa)'' as well as Ch'iyara Chullpa situated about 3 km east of Rosario, a place with 78 ''chullpa''.
]
References
* Risto Kesseli, Martti Pärssinen, ''Identidad étnica y muerte: torres funerarias (chullpas) como símbolos de poder étnico en el altiplano boliviano de Pakasa (1250-1600 d. C.)''], p. 396 (Spanish)
* * Michel Marcos, ''El Señorío prehispánico de Carangas'' (Publicación Digital Saberes Bolivianos 2011), p. 60 (Spanish)
Archaeological sites in Bolivia
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Tombs in Bolivia
Buildings and structures in La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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