Wisk'achani (Ayopaya)

This article is about the mountain in the Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wisk'achani.
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,355 m (14,288 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°17′18″S 66°31′47″W / 17.28833°S 66.52972°W / -17.28833; -66.52972Coordinates: 17°17′18″S 66°31′47″W / 17.28833°S 66.52972°W / -17.28833; -66.52972
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province
Parent range Andes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2]-ni a suffix, "the one with the viscacha", also spelled Viscachani) is a 4,355 m (14,288 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Morochata Municipality. Wisk'achani lies north of the village of Chawpi Suyu (Chaupisuyo).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Independencia 3536
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Morochata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 31, 2016.


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