Wisk'achani (Quillacollo)

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

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,611 m (11,847 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°28′50″S 66°24′42″W / 17.48056°S 66.41167°W / -17.48056; -66.41167Coordinates: 17°28′50″S 66°24′42″W / 17.48056°S 66.41167°W / -17.48056; -66.41167
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2]-ni a suffix, "the one with the viscacha", also spelled Viscachani) is a 3,611 m (11,847 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality. Wisk'achani lies northwest of Inka Laqaya.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  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. ↑ "Sipe Sipe". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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