Jach'a Q'awa (
Aymara ''jach'a'' big, ''q'awa'' little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,
"big brook" or "big ravine", Hispanicized spelling ''Jachcha Khaua'') is a mountain in the
Cordillera de los Frailes
The Cordillera de los Frailes is a mountainous region in the central parts of the Bolivian Andes.
Geographical location
The Cordillera de los Frailes stretches along the north-eastern parts of Potosí Department bordering the north-western C ...
in the
Andes of
Bolivia
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. It is situated in the
Potosí Department,
Tomás Frías Province
Tomás Frías is a province in the northern parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. Its capital is Potosí which is also the capital of the department. The province is named after the former president Tomás Frías Ametller.
Location
Tomás ...
,
Tinguipaya Municipality
Tinguipaya Municipality is the first municipal section of the Tomás Frías Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia
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, north of the
Pillku Mayu (red river"). It lies southeast of the village of Janq'u Laqaya ''(Jankho Lacaya)'' and the mountain named Janq'u Laqaya ''(Jhanco Lacaya)'' and northwest of
Pari Chata
Pari Chata (Aymara ''pari'' red hot, Pukina ''chata'' mountain, "red hot mountain", also spelled Parichata) is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is located in the Cordillera de los Frailes in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province ...
.
The river Jach'a Q'awa originates on the west side of the mountain. It flows to the south.
References
Mountains of Potosí Department
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