Q'asiri (
Aymara for bawler, Hispanicized spellings ''Casiri, Kasiri'') is a mountain in the
Cordillera Real in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
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 ...
, about 5,828 m (19,121 ft) high. It is located in the
La Paz Department,
Larecaja Province
Larecaja is a Provinces of Bolivia, province in the Bolivian La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata.
Geography
The Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordiller ...
,
Sorata Municipality
Sorata Municipality (Aymara language, Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq ...
. It is situated south-east of the mountain
Janq'u Uma, north-west of the mountains
Qalsata
Calzada (possibly from Aymara , stones; or Spanish , road)babylon.com
''Calzada'' (Spanish) - roadway; ...
and
Ch'iyar Juqhu and north-east of San Francisco Lake.
[Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III][ (unnamed, north-east of Laguna San Francisco)]
The rivers Jisk'a Q'asiri ("little Q'asiri", ''Jiska Khasiri'') and Jach'a Q'asiri ("big Q'asiri", ''Jacha Khasiri'') originate on the west side of the mountain. They flow to
San Francisco Lake.
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See also
* Illampu
Illampu is the fourth highest mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the northern section of the Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordillera Real, part of the Andes, east of Lake Titicaca. It lies just north of the slightly higher Janq'u Uma, near the t ...
* List of mountains in the Andes
A sortable list of mountains above 4,000 metres in the South American Andes.
Considerations
The list is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes. There are many named and unnamed peaks in the Andes that are currently not included in this lis ...
External links
Sorata Municipality:
population data and map showing Lake San Francisco. Q'asiri is situated north east of it.
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Five-thousanders of the Andes
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