Kimsa Chata or Kimsachata (Aymara and Quechua kimsa three,www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Kimsa (adj.) - Número Tres. Pukina chata mountain,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Lengua Pukina en Jesús de Machaca, referring to Alfredo Torero ("Reflexión acerca del pukina escrito por Alfredo Torero ... Pukina <Chata> - Castellano Cerro - Palabras relacionadas en aymara Qullu") (English: mountain). ... Existencia de palabras pukinas en Jesús de Machaca: Qullunaka (cerros): Kimsa Chata "three mountains", Hispanicized Quimsa Chata, Quimsachata) is an -long volcanic complex on a north–south alignment along the border between Bolivia and Chile, overseeing Chungara Lake. It contains three peaks, all stratovolcanoes.
The group is formed - from north to south - by Umurata (), Acotango () and Capurata () (also known as Cerro Elena Capurata). The active volcano Guallatiri (Wallatiri) west of Capurata is sometimes considered part of the group.
See also List of volcanoes in Bolivia List of volcanoes in Chile Kuntur Ikiña
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