Q'asiri (Aymara for bawler,Juan Carlos Mamani Morales, Cuentos de Parinacota, 2009, p. 48: Casiri: del aymara q'asiri, gritador/a Hispanicized spellings Casiri, Kasiri) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,828 m (19,121 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. It is situated south-east of the mountain Janq'u Uma, north-west of the mountains Qalsata and Ch'iyar Juqhu and north-east of San Francisco Lake.summitpost.org Map of Illampu range showingBolivian 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.
See also Illampu List of mountains in the Andes
External links Sorata Municipality: population data and map showing Lake San Francisco. Q'asiri is situated north east of it.
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